Modes of operation – Gasboy TopKAT Online Operation Manual User Manual
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PC TopKAT Online System Detailed Operational Process
System Overview
Page 34 MDE-4589 PC TopKAT™ Online Operation and Setup Manual · August 2010
Communication Status Windows
The PC Online software has two communication status boxes. One on the bottom left of the
screen and one on the bottom right.
• Bottom Left - “Authorizing TopKAT” is the normal display in this window during idle
). It will display additional status messages when an
Online TopKAT system responds to a poll with a response. “Contacting Site”, “Sending
Password” and receiving transaction information would be a few of the responses that
could be seen.
Note: This window must be carefully monitored for messages in the case of
communication or transaction error issues.
• Bottom Right - This will display “FALLBACK” when the PC Online software is unable to
contact the Online TopKAT systems set to “Authorize TopKAT/YES”.
Note: Fallback operation is caused by incorrectly matching the settings of the PC Online
Software, Online TopKAT system, and wireless modems or the incorrect wiring of
the wireless modems or Gasboy SHM.
Modes of Operation
The PC Online Software has two modes of operation:
• Authorizing TopKAT - All Equipment and Drivers are verified with the PC Online
database. Supervisor equipment is verified with the PC Online database.
• Fallback - Equipment and Drivers are not verified but a fallback transaction is created.
This transaction is NOT posted to the PCTopKAT_Online.xls file but is added to the
Rawtrans.dat file.
Authorizing TopKAT/General
• The PC Online software in this mode acts as the HOST and the TopKAT Online FMS
system acts as the CLIENT.
• In the “Authorizing TopKAT” mode, the PC Online software constantly polls the sites
Online TopKAT(s) for activity every 0.5 seconds.
• The PC Online software verifies the equipment and driver information entered at the
Online TopKAT System(s).
• After all the entered data (all database settings in the PC Online software for Equipment #
settings and Driver # settings) is verified as correct, the PC Online software sends the
fueling approval to the Online TopKAT system(s).
• A fueling transaction will not be approved until all entries at the Online TopKAT have
been verified as correct in PC Online software database.
• Completed transactions are polled and posted to the PC Online database, Rawtrans.dat
file, and if allowed to the PCTopKAT_Online.xls file.
Authorizing TopKAT/Known Equipment
Note: For normally known Equipment Numbers stored in the PC Online database.
• The Online TopKAT system will respond to that poll when an Equipment Number is
entered at the “Enter Equipment #” prompt on the Online TopKAT system.
• The PC Online software will verify the Equipment Number entered against its database of
equipment.