TA100 DIY is a standalone fingerprint product for time attendance system that does not require any software. To better serve our clients, we have upgraded TA100 DIY with more useful features. For those who have purchased TA100 DIY earlier, please upgrade the firmware from our technical tips website at http://tips.fingertec.com to add in these new features. If you haven’t registered to access our resources, go to www.fingertec.com/registration to register.

Does your TA100 DIY machine come with the new features?
Check the firmware of your TA100 DIY and follow the steps below:

Step 1 – Press and hold MENU button.
Step 2 – Press ▼ to move to Information and press OK button.
Step 3 – Press ▼ to move to View Dev, Info and press OK button.
Step 4 – Press ▼ to move to Dev Info and press OK button.
Step 5 – Press ▼ to move to Firmware version and press OK button.
Step 6 – Check the firmware version.

Old firmware version is Ver 2.06 Dec 2008 - Firmware upgrading is required. The latest version is Ver 2.06 March 31 2009 - Firmware is upgraded and up-to-date.

How to upgrade the firmware to TA100 DIY?
Note: Applicable for machines that have old version firmware ONLY.

Step 1 – Download TA100DIY.zip from the technical tips website at http://tips.fingertec.com > Firmware > Standard firmware section.

Step 2 – Extract the TA100DIY.zip and you will find 2 files as below.

Step 3 – Insert the IP address of TA100 DIY and click button to search for firmware file (emfw.cfg).

Step 4 – Click Connect to connect to TA100 DIY.

Step 5 – Firmware tool will connect to the terminal and retrieves information from it. Check to make sure that you are connecting to the correct terminal. Click Update to start firmware upgrading process.

Step 6 – A welcome message pops up to inform that the firmware process is done successfully. Click OK to accept the message.

Step 7 – Now click Restart to restart your TA100 DIY. All the new features will only appear after you have restarted the reader.

The new features in TA100 DIY
1. Rest day definition in clocking schedule. In the previous version of TA100 DIY firmware, configuration of working time has to be done in each clocking schedule. You cannot define “Work Day” or “Rest Day” in the clocking schedules. Therefore, if it is a rest day, “Absent” is recorded in report though it should be “Rest Day”.
 
In the new version, you can define rest day in the clocking schedules and the report will reflect “Rest Day” instead of “Work Day”.
 
Press Menu > Settings > Work Day Settings > Select “Y” to select “Work day” or select “N” to indicate “Rest Day”.
 
For example

2. Enhanced Report - Electronic Time Card

1. The report has been improved to present a simple table, instead of boxes in the previous version for better viewing.
 
2. As “Rest Day” can be defined in the settings, all the rest days are tagged with “Rest Day”, instead of “Absent”.
 
3. The report will display “NoIn”, if a user misses to verify during clock in and “NoOut”, if a user misses to verify during clock out.
 
4. At the bottom of the report, it displays the important attendance information as explained in the table below:

3. Enhanced Report - Daily Attendance Listing

4. Enhanced Report - Staff Movement Analysis

1. A number in bracket is attached to every clocking time to indicate clocking status of users during that particular time. For example, please refer to user ID 1899 Allen’s movement analysis. He checked in at 08:36(0). Zero indicates check in. He took a break at 12:40 and resumed work at 1320 and checked out at 18:32. Four is to indicate a break, 5 is to resume working and 1 is a check out.

2. All numbers and their status are tagged at the bottom of the report for easy reference.