Design of Wireless Point of Sale Based on ZigBee Technology

• Main Authors: Xiaoning Jiang, Shaoju Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2014-02-01
• Series: Sensors & Transducers
• Subjects: Point of sale; Wireless network; ZigBee; Security; Gas station.
• Online Access: http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/february_2014/Vol_164/P_1841.pdf

With the rapid development of Point of Sale technology and modern communication technology, financial Point of Sale terminal system has been started from wired to wireless. Wireless payment technology can used where can’t rely on or even no cable network. As one of the most important technologies in the information era, Wireless Sensor Network has been widely used in banking business and other various modem business fields. This paper describes a kind of simple portable Point of Sale terminal based on the ZigBee wireless network 1, which is a low power, low cost, flexible, safe and reliable network. This Point of Sale system can be applied gas stations, liquefied petroleum gas stations and other complex sales environment, and it improves safety of gas station and personnel safety. Simple and user-friendly, this formula design and optimization method greatly improves efficiency and thus has much value for practical application.