Physical terminals

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Gecko Bank should be used instead of a physical terminal
Physical terminals have several disadvantages when used for testing.

We cannot provide full support for physical terminals because they are manufactured and configured by other companies.

They can be difficult to acquire and configure.

You may not have full control or full functionality.

They may require a test card which slows down development.

Instead, you should use Gecko Bank as your test terminal.

List of physical terminals

A 'physical terminal' is a physical EFTPOS device, as opposed to a 'virtual terminal' which is a software application that acts as an EFTPOS terminal.

Here are the physical terminals that support most or all of the features you will need for testing, even though they have differences in hardware and software.

	Operating system	Software	Hardware	Connectivity	Card actions	Payment types accepted
VX690	Classic (non-Android)	VAA 2.9.3.2 and above	Printer (40mm), Touchscreen, Audio	Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, Ethernet, GPS, Dial-up, USB, RS-232	Insert, Swipe, Tap	EMV, MSR, NFC/CTLS
e355	Android 4.1 and above, iOS 8.0 and above, Windows 8.1 and 10	VAA 2.9.3.2 and above	Audio, Optional code scanner (No printer)	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Micro-USB	Insert, Swipe, Tap	EMV, MSR, NFC/CTLS
T650p	Android 8.x^*	MXA 3.0.0 and above	Printer (40mm), Touchscreen, Camera / Code scanner, Audio	Wi-Fi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, USB-C	Insert, Swipe, Tap	EMV, MSR, NFC/CTLS, QR code, SCR
CM5	Android 7.x^*	MXA 3.0.0 and above	Touchscreen, Camera / Code scanner, Audio (No printer)	Wi-Fi, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G, Bluetooth, GPS, GLONASS, USB-C, Optional ethernet	Insert, Swipe, Tap	EMV, MSR, NFC/CTLS
CM5P	Android 7.x^*	MXA 3.0.0 and above	Printer (40mm), Touchscreen, Camera / Code scanner, Audio (The same as CM5 but includes a printer.)	Wi-Fi, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G, Bluetooth, GPS, GLONASS, USB-C, Optional ethernet	Insert, Swipe, Tap	EMV, MSR, NFC/CTLS

^*Verifone Secure Android OS, based on Android

Supported features

Here is a comparison of the integration features that can be used by each of the supported terminals including Gecko Bank.

Note that support for these features also depends on the tenant. For instance, the VX690 terminal supports cashout; however, if the terminal's tenant does not support cashout, then you will not be able to use this feature.

	Gecko Bank	VX690	e355	T650p	CM5	CM5P
Integrated mode
Standalone mode
Pairing
Purchases
Refunds
MOTO
Surcharges
Tipping
Cashout
Settlements
Pre-authorisation
EFTPOS-based printing
Pay at table
Multi-pairing