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ART Module

Owned by Frederic Solecki (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Dec 10, 2020
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The Reader Controller is a plugin in ACE-Client for VISA ART VCPS2.2c. It appears in Setup page as “Visa Automation”.

It starts the tests by exchanging a Transaction Configuration (STXN) and sends the Transaction Outcome (ETXN) at the end of the transaction.

Settings

Field

Comment

 

Field

Comment

 

Address

Any valid IP address

Test Tool's IP address

Port

Any valid IP port

Test Tool's IP port

Number of tests

An unsigned integer

the number of tests to be executed

Delay between tests

An unsigned integer

the delay between two tests in seconds

Send empty revok

Yes/No

send empty revocation to clear the list if no revocation is given by the test

Contact Interface

Yes/No

Same value as ICS 1.1 Is contact interface supported?

Actions/Buttons

Prepare

Prepares the Acceptance System before a session. The TERMINAL, PROCESSING configurations and the CAKeys are sent to the Acceptance System.

ECHO

Sends an ECHO administrative message to the Test Tool in order to check if the ACE-Client can reach the Test Tool.

START

Executes one or several tests according to the number in the box on the right of the button. If the box contains 0 or 1, one test is executed. If the box contains a number greater than 1, executes that number of tests.

Reset

Reset the internal state of the Reader Controller if the state is blocked. To be used mainly if the Acceptance System does not answer to the payment request.

Administrative

Field

Value to be forced

Field

Value to be forced

Contactless

1

Signal

1

Legacy Visa

1

Digital Signals

1

The reader controller expects to receive the digital signals in order to send the proper information in ETXN exchange.

Steps

  1. Define the Address and the Port of the Test Tool

  2. Prepare the Acceptance System

  3. Update the Administrative settings on Acceptance System according to the wiki

  4. Send the ECHO request to check if the communication with the Test Tool is working

  5. Select the number of tests in the box between START and Reset

  6. Execute the test(s) with START

What is not supported

  • IRWIN

  • Exception File

  • Online ODA

Check also this page for the ICS :