Master/Slave Lonworks Installation - Datalogic DX6400 Reference Manual

MASTER/SLAVE LONWORKS INSTALLATION

The following can be used as a checklist to verify all the steps necessary to complete
installation of the DX6400/DX6500 scanner in a Master/Slave Lonworks network.
1) Repeat the previous procedure from step 1 to step 3.
2) Make electrical connections to your DX6400/DX6500 scanner by:
a) Connecting the DX6400/DX6500 Master scanner to the C-BOX 100 by means of one
of the cables provided as accessory (see par. 1.4).
b) Correctly inserting the BTK-6000 terminator in the DX6400/DX6500 Master reader
according to the information given under "Local Lonworks Network" in par. 2.3.2.
c) Completing the system wiring adding as much slave scanners as required by your
system layout (refer to par. 2.6).
d) Correctly inserting the BTK-6000 terminator in the last DX6400/DX6500 Slave reader
of the network according to the information given under "Local Lonworks Network" in
par. 2.3.2.
3) Configure the DX6400/DX6500 Slave scanners using one of the procedures given below:
a) Defining each DX6400/DX6500 slave scanner address by using the scanner keypad
according to the information given in par. 2.8.1.
b) Installing and running the Genius™ configuration program from the CD-ROM
provided and defining each DX6400/DX6500 slave scanner address as described in
par. 3.2.2.
4) Configure the DX6400/DX6500 Master scanner using one of the procedures given below:
c) Configure the DX6400/DX6500 scanner as Master by using the scanner keypad
according to the information given in par. 2.8.1.
d) Configure the DX6400/DX6500 scanner as Master by using the Genius™ program as
described in par. 3.2.2.
5) Connect the DX6400/DX6500 Master scanner to configure the network layout by using
the Genius™ program.
6) Configure all the DX6400/DX6500 slave scanners through the Genius™ program. The
main steps are:
• Select the codes to be read
• Set-up the communication parameters
• Define data formatting parameters
NOTE
7) Fine tune your DX6400/DX6500 scanner using the Test Mode as described in Genius™.
The installation is now complete.
All slave scanners may also be configured remotely via Genius™
through the Master scanner.
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