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 2.11 April 23 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.

5. Details working schedules

With updated firmware to TA100DIY, you can configure working time slots for everyday. You can configure In, Break, Resume, Out, OT and Done for all 7 days in a week. This is very useful if the company applies different working time among a week. Example as below

6. Enhanced time attendance calculation

With updated firmware to TA100 DIY, break time can be deducted from total working hours. Users report attendance to Break-Resume and Out-OT are consider going for a break or meal. The system will deduct the time period from total working hours as you defined in these columns.

Example,
Break time = 12:30 and Resume time = 13:30.
Lunch time = Resume – Break = 13:30 – 12:30 = 1 hour.
Therefore system consider 1 hour as lunch time.
System will deduct 1 hour automatically from total working hours. The same apply to Out and OT columns.

However if user leaving early for lunch or coming back late from lunch, system will deduct the extra time from total working hours.

Example,
As configure, Break time = 12:30 and Resume time = 13:30.
User is leaving at 12:15 and coming back on 13:45.
Lunch time = Resume – Break = 13:45 – 12:15 = 1 hour 30min
Therefore system will cut 1 hour 30min from total working time. The same apply to Out and OT columns.
Furthermore, these time slots are displaying in red color in the report. Check sample below.

7. Auto Status – Automatic Shift into Clocking Status

In previous version, users must press the key button to define their clocking status, example Check-In, Break, Resume etc. Sometimes users might miss to press and report wrongly. With the new firmware updated, you can configure the TA100DIY to shift into corresponding clocking status automatically. Example, terminal shifts clocking status during 12:00 to become Break, and shift to Resume during 13:15.

To do this setting in terminal, follow steps below.
Step 1 – Press Menu
Step 2 – Press ▼to Settings and press OK
Step 3 – Press ▼ 3 times to Auto Status
Step 4 – Press ▼ to select clocking status, example Check In. Press OK
Step 5 – Press ▼ to select a schedule to use, example 1. Press OK
Step 6 – Press OK to confirm to start to use
Step 7 – Insert the time to shift clocking status to Check In, example 08:50. Press OK
Step 8 – Press ESC once to end
Step 9 – Press OK to save settings

For each clocking status, you can configure maximum 4 different time slots. This is apply to company with multiple working shifts per day, example Morning shift starts work at 09:00, while the Evening shift starts work at 19:00. Therefore you can configure 2 time slots for Auto Status – Check In as below,

No 1 – 08:50
No 2 – 19:00
 
The same apply to each clocking status.
 
Even though the TA100DIY can shift into corresponding clocking status according to settings, you still can press the key button to define your clocking status manually.

8. Upload user information via Text file

Previously you must manually insert all users information (names, department, working shift etc) into TA100DIY. With new firmware updated, you can prepare the information easily.

Before you start to use this tool, please make sure
i. You created the department in TA100DIY, example Engineering, Production etc.
ii. You created the working shifts in TA100DIY, example Morning Shift, Evening Shift etc.

Step 1

Install FingerTec TA100DIY User Management Tool Setup.exe (bundle together when you are downloading standard firmware of TA100DIY).

Step 2

A new file with name “txtuser.dat” is prepare. Do not change the file name or file type. Copy the file into a USB pen drive (flash disk)

Do the followings,
1 – plug the USB pen drive to TA100DIY
2 – Press Menu
3 – Press ▼3 times to Report. Press OK
4 – Press ▼6 times to Upload TxTUser. Press OK
5 – Upload process starts to run. Wait a while.
6 – Screen display “Copy Data Suc”. Press OK.
7 – Press ESC twice to return to main menu.
Now you can start to enroll fingerprints or password for users. You do not need to assign users with user ID, user name, department or working shift. Uploading the txtuser.dat to TA100DIY does all of these settings.