EDC (Electronic Data Capture) is a machine or device to accepts a payment transaction from the customer using debit or credit cards. When you have an EDC machine in your store, you can integrate the EDC machine with your DealPOS account to automate and accept payments from customers who use debit or credit cards in the selling transaction.
Before you integrate the EDC machine with your DealPOS account, you must contact our support team to get the forms and documents needed for registration. For detailed information about the first registration, you can click on the following link EDC Machine Registration. To integrate your EDC machine into your Deal POS account, you can follow the steps below.
I. Software Requirement for Cashier Device
This requirement applies to cashier computers/laptops that will conduct sales transactions using the EDC payment method. If you have more than one device, you have to set up all of those devices.
Step 1. Install .NET SDK 8.0
The first step to use EDC Machine is downloading the .NET SDK v8.0 Application, do not use the other version. You should download the application at the following link .NET 8.0. Install the application to continue the steps.
Step 2. Download & Extract ECR Middleware
To install the Middleware ECR on the cashier device, you should download the application at the following link EDC-BCAMiddleware-V2.zip. You need to download and extract the ZIP files.
Step 3. Open ECR Application
Open the extracted file then open the running_application.bat
If the application is filtered by the protection system, try clicking More Info.
Then click the Run Anyway button.
Step 4. Check Application
Ensure the application is opened and displays https://localhost:5001
If the https://localhost:5001 is not displayed, then you need to install the HTTPS certificate first via the command prompt.
Run the "dotnet dev-certs https --trust" on the command prompt.
Step 5. Check ECR Middleware Connection
Open any web browser, then click this link to check the connection ECR Middleware Test Connection. Click the Advanced button.
Process to the link.
If you see "DealPOS x BCA", it means the ECR Middleware has successfully connected.
II. Configure EDC Machine
Before configuring the EDC machine, please ensure that the cashier computer/laptop and the EDC machine are connected to the same WiFi network. You must connect the EDC machine to the WiFi using an ethernet cable / LAN cable (other connection methods are not supported).
Step 1. Check EDC Machine Type
Ensure the machine type is Move/2500 because other types of machines cannot be used for integration with the DealPOS system.
Step 2. Print Terminal Data
Go to "Function",
Type ****, - (Ask for the password to the system administrator / EDC Technician)
Type 25120000
Click Print Data
Click Print Terminal
Check the PwdFunc2 field
Check the Pwd Admin field
Step 3. Configure IP Address
We recommend checking your WiFi gateway first through the cashier device. You can access the Command Prompt and run "ipconfig".
Go to "Function",
Type 2,
Type the number that you get from PwdFunc2
Click Setting IP
Click Manager
Match the EDC Gateway with the WiFi Gateway.
Set IP for the EDC Machine
Notes:
Don't forget to write down the IP number so you don't forget it, because you will need to set the IP in the payment method in the DealPOS application afterward.
Step 4. Check EDC Connection
Ensure the EDC machine is connected via ethernet. If it is connected through ethernet, the main screen will display "ECR ETH".
If the connection is not yet established via Ethernet, then you can run the function below.
Go to "Function",
Type 77,
Type the number that you get from Pwd Admin
Choose Ethernet
Wait until it switches to the main display
Ensure the main screen will display "ECR ETH"
Restart the machine with the "Yellow" and "." button
Step 5. Restart GPRS
Go to "Function",
Type 96,
Type ****, - (Ask for the password to the system administrator / EDC Technician)
Click GPRS
Wait until it switches to the main display
Step 6. Fix Logon Required
Go to "Function",
Type 72,
Click Debit
Wait until it displays Logon Success
Restart the machine with the "Yellow" and "." button
Notes:
If "Logon Success" does not appear, try restarting the EDC machine and repeat steps 5 and 6.
III. Create a New Payment Method for EDC ECR
Step 1. Go to Setup, then create a new Payment Method
Step 2. Name it, select the EDC ECR Type and Save it
IV. Create New Sales Transaction With EDC Machine
In order to use the EDC Machine in SELL Menu, you need to turn on the trigger.
Step 1. Go to Sell, Activate the ECR Toggle in More Action
Step 2. Press OK and the ECR Integration is now connected
The EDC is now connected to the DealPOS, you can use the EDC in the transaction
Step 3. Create a Sell
Step 4. Click Pay then Choose EDC as Payment
Step 5. Insert the Debit or Credit card to EDC Machine
The transaction will be completed, customer invoice will be printed.
V. What To Do When You Turned On The Computer
This step should be done whenever you turn on your computer after turning it off completely.
Step 1. Run the running_application.bat First
Whenever you turn off your computer and turn it on again, you have to run the running_application.bat again
Step 2. Go To Sell Menu, click more action, and click ECR
Press OK, and the Success message will show up
After you see "Successfully connected to ECR", then you can try to make a transactions.
VI. Additional Scenario
When the transaction fails/is canceled, you can push the red button on the EDC machine to reset/clear the payment.
in case the customers want to exchange or add more products to their current transactions, you must cancel the payment in the EDC machine.
Notes:
*Recently, we only handled EDC machines (BCA).
**In order to run the EDC payment integration, you have to open the running_application.bat each time you want to start creating sales transaction
[Tutorial Video] Integrate with BCA EDC Machine
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Besides using an EDC machine as an automatic payment, you can also use QRIS on your Deal POS account. To see more details, you can read here QRIS Registration
To add a new payment method, you can see the detail here Add Payment Method
To split payment transactions, you can see the details on this link Pay Transaction with Split Payment
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