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Appendix g: glossary – Acroprint AcroComm User Manual

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AcroComm Programming Manual

12. Appendix G: Glossary

0 -9 - Functions available for specific purposes as defined by the user.

Access Table – A list of valid badge numbers that have access control.

ACROCOMM - A program that allows the user to communicate with the clock. Without this
program, the clock cannot communicate with any entity.

ACROCOMM: Command Line - The ACROCOMM program can be run from the DOS prompt
with any tasks to be performed specified as parameters.

Badge Length - A parameter that limits the number of alphanumeric characters in a badge.

Badge Validation - Security measures taken to ensure that a badge is valid.

BAUDS number - An instruction indicating the speed of transmission of data that the program will
use, where numbers must be one of the following: 1200, 2400, 9600.

Configuration Badge - A unique badge, encoded 000000000, which is used to enable CLOCK
setup functions.

Diagnostic Mode - A CLOCK operating mode that will allow the user to verify the accuracy of a
terminal’s readers.

Functions - A collection of up to 6 instructions, each of which allows the recollection of one piece
of data. The system may have up to 13 functions defined.

ID - Value indicating the unique identification used by the program to recognize the CLOCK.

In (#) - A function used to indicate the start of the work day.

Initializing Clock Memory - A function to erase all stored transactions.

Messages - A text field of up to 16 characters to be assigned to a badge.

Messages to Employees Table -

MODEM - An instruction indicating the connection will be made through a modem.

Out (*) - A function used to indicate the end of the workday.

Poll Clock Header - An instruction used to display additional information about the CLOCK.

Polling Transactions - An instruction to tell the Current Selected Clock to TRANSMIT.

Port - Value indicating how the CLOCK is connected to the program. Values may be RS232,
RS485, or MODEM.

PORT number - An instruction indicating which port the program will use. It can be any of the
following:1 for COM1, 2 for COM2, 3 for COM3, 4 for COM4.

Profile Assignment Table -

PROGRAM.CLK - A file containing the configuration values to be sent to the CLOCK.

Sending Instructions - An instruction to read, verify, and send the current configuration values to
the Current Selected Clock.

Supervisor Badge - A badge that may be used to add or erase transactions, which must begin with
the prefix defined in the parameter SP.

Swipe & Go - A function automatically executed when a swiped badge number is within the range
defined in the parameter SG.

Transaction Printing - An option that, when enabled, allows the user to obtain a hard copy of
any/all transactions.

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