PTS controller over fuel dispensers and ATG systems for petrol stations
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PTS controller over fuel dispensers and ATG (automatic tank gauge) systems for petrol stations serves as a protocols converter. It knows communication protocols of a great variety of fuel dispensers and ATG probes and allows control over any of them in exactly the same way using its own input communication protocol. POS system (cash register, payment terminal) should not matter what is the brand of fuel dispenser or ATG system connected – it simply communicates to the PTS controller the same way regardless the brand of fuel dispensers and ATG systems used, PTS controller undertakes all work on communication with fuel dispensers and ATG systems using their native communication protocol and takes into account all their peculiarities.
This completely simplifies work for a POS system developer: by having implemented input common communication protocol of PTS controller the POS becomes able to provide control over any of fuel dispensers and ATG systems supported by PTS controller. PTS controller itself converts input communication protocol into proprietary communication protocols of fuel dispensers and ATG systems. Thus, the time required for development of POS system for petrol stations is significantly reduced.
PTS controller can be called a forecourt controller and can be used together with POS systems, cash registers, OPTs (outdoor payment terminals) and other control systems for petrol stations in order to provide control over fuel dispensers, LPG (liquified petroleum gas) dispensers, CNG (compressed natural gas) dispensers and various brands of ATG systems at petrol stations and storage depots.
PTS controller is supplied with a rich set of APIs (application programming interfaces) developed under most popular programming languages and environments in order to provide comfortable and quick implementation of the PTS controller into control systems for petrol stations (POS system, cash register, OPT terminal, etc).
PTS fuel pump controller can simultaneously control fuel dispenser of various brands: it has 4 independent pump port, each of them can be programmed to its own communication protocol and baud rate.
PTS controller can simultaneously control up ATG probes (gauges) of various brands: it 3 independent probe port, each can be adjusted to a separate communication protocol and baud rate.
Features and benefits
- More than 10 000 installations worldwide
- Supports over 70 communication protocols of fuel dispensers and ATG systems. List of supported communication protocols is constantly growing. Single firmware of PTS controller contains all available communication protocols for fuel dispensers and ATG systems.
- Unified approach to management over any forecourt equipment - using PTS controller control over any supported fuel dispenser or ATG system is done in exactly the same way by the management system (POS system, cash register, OPT terminal, etc). PTS controller has a single common communication protocol. Thus having once implemented the protocol into the management system (or its API) the management system will be able to provide control over any of the supported fuel dispensers and ATG systems in exactly the same way.
- Real-time control over fuel dispensers and ATG systems. PTS controller provides a hardware solution for stable and reliable operation of forecourt equipment.
- Rich set of interface converters for connection to fuel dispensers - PTS controller has output pump channels in RS-485 interface so can be directly connected to fuel dispensers with this type of interface. Other dispensers having communication interface of 2-wire current loop, 3-wire current loop, 4-wire current loop, RS-232 interface are connected to PTS controller through special interface converters.
- Rich software API for developers - PTS controller is supplied with full API (application programming interfaces) and open-source test applications for common programming languages and operation platforms: C, C++, C#, Delphi, Java, Python, Visual Basic, COM-object.
- "All in one" configuration tool for PTS controller: one configuration utility provides configuration of its pump and ATG ports, internal parameters, reads version, makes firmware updates, captures logging from any channel and makes self-diagnostics of the PTS controller.
- Easy firmware updating - All new firmware updates are available for download to all existing customers. Firmware update process takes about 1 minute. Easy way to back up and restore PTS controller configuration between updates.
- Logging of operation - in order to remove problematic situations of PTS controller communication with any forecourt equipment logging of communication exchange without interrupting PTS controller operation is available, which allows quick search and elimination of any found problems.
- Self-diagnostics of operation - easy and quick built-in diagnostics of PTS controller operation: CPU, memory, RS-232 and RS-485 interfaces, DIP-switches.
- Constant software updates - PTS controller firmware is constantly being improved, new protocols are being added and latest updates are always available for download to all customers.
- Support by developers for developers - 24 hours support for all customers of PTS controller on any standing issues.
- PTS controller is CE approved and has all corresponding test reports.
- Credit-card size and suits to any dimension for installation inside master systems.
Software Development Kit
PTS controller SDK (Software Development Kit) is intended for developers of POS management software for petrol stations that want to control fuel dispensers and ATG systems from their software.
PTS controller SDK includes:
HARDWARE:
- PTS controller over fuel dispensers and ATG systems for petrol stations - 1 pcs
- Interface converter RS-485 / RS-232 - 1 pcs
- Cabling
SOFTWARE:
- Software simulators of prevalent fuel dispensers
- Software simulators of ATG systems (probes)
- API for developers in various programming languages:
- C and C++
- C#
- COM-object
- Delphi
- Java
- Python
- Visual Basic 6.0
- Visual Basic .NET
- Description of communication protocol with PTS controller
- "All in one" configuration utility for configuration, firmware update, logging and diagnostics of the PTS controller
- PumpDemo - free contracted version of NaftaPOS software for petrol stations
- Useful utilities for debugging of communication with PTS controller
PTS controller SDK is required and designed for software developers to:
- Improve understanding of operating the PTS controller.
- Implement the PTS controller into own developed POS management system or software application for control over fuel dispensers and ATG level measurement systems for petrol stations.
- Debug operation of software application to correctly provide control over fuel dispensers and probe locally (on the workplace) without need to connect to real fuel dispensers and probes using software simulators of pumps and probes supplied in structure of SDK.
Supported fuel dispensers
2A, ACTRONIC, ADAST (ADAMOV SYSTEMS), AG WALKER, AGIRA, ANGI International, ARIEL, ASPRO, ASSYTECH, ASTRON, AZT, BARANSAY, BATCHEN, BENNETT, BLUE SKY, CENSTAR, CFT Clean Fuel, COMPAC, CORITEC, DATIAN MACHINES, DEVELCO, DONG HWA PRIME, EMGAZ DRAGON, EPCO, EUROPUMP, FALCON LPG, FORNOVO GAS, FUELQUIP, FUELSIS, GALILEO, GERKON, GILBARCO, GREENFIELD, HITACHI, HONG YANG, IMW, INTERMECH, KALVACHA, KIEVNIIGAZ, KOREA ENE, KPG-2, KRAUS, KWANGSHIN, LANFENG, LG ENE, LOGITRON, MASER, MEKSAN / WAYNE SU86, MEKSER, MEPSAN, MIDCO, MM PETRO (ZAP), MOTOGAZ, MS GAS, NARA, NUOVA MIGAS, NUOVO PIGNONE, PEC (GALLAGHER FUEL SYSTEMS), PETPOSAN, PETROEQUIP, PETROMECCANICA, PETROTEC, PROWALCO, PUMP CONTROL, REAL-TECH, RIX, SAFE, SALZKOTTEN, SANKI, SEA BIRD, SHELF, SCHEIDT & BACHMANN, SHIBATA, SLAVUTICH, SOMO PETRO, STAR, TATSUNO (JAPAN), TATSUNO EUROPE (FORMER BENC), TEKSER, TOKHEIM, TOKICO, TOMINAGA, TOPAZ, TRANSPONDER, UCAR ELEKTRIC, UNICON-TIT, VANZETTI, WAYNE DRESSER, WAYNE PIGNONE, YENEN, ZCHENG GENUINE MACHINES.
Supported automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems communication protocols
ACCU, ASSYTECH, EBW, ENRAF, FAFNIR, FRANKLIN FUELING, GILBARCO Veeder Root (TLS-2, TLS-300, TLS-350, TLS-450), HECTRONIC, HUMANENTEC, INCON, LABKO, MTS ATG SENSORS, OMNTEC, OPW, PETRO VEND, QINGDAO GUIHE, START ITALIANA, STRUNA, UNIPROBE, VEGA, WINDBELL.
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