Features and Specification for Poet 2020R
POET (PASSENGER OPERATED ENQUIRY TERMINAL) is a customized product, designed and manufactured for Indian Railways. This is an Enquiry Terminal by which passengers can enquire about the Railway Information such as: 1) The current status of Reserved ticket (W/L, RAC, confirmation) 2) The availability of a train from anywhere to anywhere, on any date for any class, etc. Using an application s/w package developed by CRIS (Center for Railway Information system). This Terminal has sleek Kiosk and a VT220 Unix terminal with a Numeric Key pad for passengers to operate this terminal to access Railways Information. This Terminal is a most reliable and advanced 100% DEC VT220 Compatible Display Terminal supporting PRS software for Railways.
Product Features
Auto login Feature i.e, by this POET Terminal can automatically login to the server which obviates the need for the administrator to login every time, the POET is switched ON.

Numeric Keypad with Mechanical Key switch is used for longer keyboard. life. Supports standard PC-AT Keyboard also.

100% DEC VT320/VT220 compatible (VT320 / VT220 / VT100 / VT52 modes).

Easy operation of the Terminal (Only numeric keypad is used for user interface).

Displays On-line (current) status, as data is accessed directly from server.

SVGA Mono Monitor is used for Quality Display.

Password protected setup.

Rigid, compact Metal Enclosure
Technical Specifications
Feature NameDescription
Display 
Screen14" Softwhite flat screen antiglare high resolution CRT 
Display Format24 lines of either 80 column or 132 column plus a status line 
Character Formation80 column: 10 x 16 cell
132 column : 6 x 16 cell 
Resolution 80 column : 800 X 416
132 column : 792 X 416 
Character SetASCII
DEC Special Graphics
DEC Supplemental
User Definable Character Set 
Cursor AttributesBlock/Line; Blink/Steady; On/Off
 
Character AttributesUnderline, Reverse Video, Bold, Blink, and Selective erase (in any combination)
 
Line AttributesDouble Width Double Height
Single Width Double Height
Double Width Single Height 
Display ModeLight Characters on dark background or dark characters on light background 
Display Scrolling Jump or Smooth Scrolling 
Editing Line or Page editing 
Keyboard  
Physical107 keys PC-AT Style Keyboard 
Function Key  
Key ClickAudible or Silent - Selectable in Setup  
Host communication  
TypeEIA RS232c with 25 pin D Type connector 
Transmission ModeFull Duplex, Asynchronous 
Character Baud rate 75, 110, 134.5, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2000,
2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 576001, 1152001.
 
ParityOdd, Even, Mark, Space, None 
Handshake protocol 
Desktop UtilitiesCalculator, Calendar, Alarm & ASCII table 
Local Printer Support 
Emulation VT3201 , VT220, VT100, VT52 
Mode of Operations 
Power Requirement  
Power consumption40 Watts Maximum 
Physical Specification  
Packed UnitDimension 410 x 445 x 495 mm (H x W x D)
Weight 12.5 Kgs. Max 
Environmental Specification 
Operating Temperature5°C to 40°C 
Type of PrintersParallel (CENTRONICS) or Serial (Selectable in setup), Serial Printer is optional. 
Word Structure7 or 8 Data bits; 1 or 2 Stop bits  
Printer ConnectorEIA RS232c with 9 pin D Type male connector
 
Printer Baud rate 75, 110, 134.5, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2000,
2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 576001, 1152001.
 
Printer ParityOdd, Even, Mark, Space, None
 
Printer Word Structure7 or 8 Data bits; 1 or 2 Stop bits 
Printer Handshake ProtocolXON/XOFF, RTS/CTS 1
 
Operation ModeOnline/Local mode, Display function mode. 
Line Voltage90-264V AC; 50Hz  
OthersUser friendly set-up to select terminal settings.
EEPROM to store terminal settings and user
programmable function key definitions.
Supports PRS software sequences
Local caching of Forms and Macros to enhance transaction speed in ticket counters
Hindi printing capability