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Chapter 8 From Startup to Run
8-1 Trial Operation
♦ Items to be checked
Before performing a trial operation, check the following items:
No.
Items to be checked
1
Connection of power supply and I/O
cable
2
Setting of dip switch
3
Connection of antenna
4
Connection to a host device
5
Location of antenna and tag
♦ Trial operation procedure
Turns on the power supply.
Off-line test
with a programming console.
On-line test
with a host device.
Trial operation of system.
End.
♦ Off-line test with a programming console.
By using the programming console, you can test the communication between an antenna and tag without connection to a host device.
Use this off-line test to check the installation position and movement speed before the trial operation. For how to operate, refer to
"Chapter 7 How to Use Programming Console".
♦ Communication test to a host device
You can test the communication between the controller and host device with a test command. Before performing a trial operation of the
entire system, you can check the cable connection and communication process.
• Create a simple communication program and let the host device send a test command.
• If the communication system is correct, the controller returns received data.
• Whether wiring is correct.
• Whether terminal screws are tightened completely.
• Whether the node number is set properly.
• Whether the communication is set properly.
• Whether the operation mode is set properly.
• Whether the protocol is set properly.
Whether the antenna is connected properly.
Whether the RS-232C connector is connected properly.
Whether the antenna and tag are located properly.
• Check the power supply voltage and power supply terminal connection.
• Check whether the RUN LED of ID controller turns on.
Check the communication between an antenna and tag without connection to a host
device (or with connection to the host device).
Check the communication between a host device and ID controller with a test command.
Check a total system operation with an actual command.
Checking
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