Lonworks Connectors - Datalogic DX6400 Reference Manual

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2.3.2 Lonworks Connectors

Do not connect an RS232 port to the 9-pin Lonworks Connector. This may
damage your Laptop PC.
CAUTION
The local network used by DX6400/DX6500 exploits a Lonworks standard communication
system requiring only two wires (polarity insensitive) to enable a connection. The connector
also provides a positive and a negative supplying wire. In this way, all the slave readers can
be powered by the master through the Datalogic standard cables.
When working in applications requiring enhanced synchronization capabilities, the
DX6400/DX6500 master reader (output) transmits two system signals named Sys_I/O and
Sys_Enc_I/O to the slave readers (input). For example, when working with applications
requiring an encoder the signal is received by the master and directly transmitted to the
slaves through the cable.
The internal circuits generating the system signals are externally supplied by means of the
VS_I/O and REF_I/O pins and are isolated from the reader supply voltage.
The use of these system circuits is not required in all the operating modes (see par. 2.6 for
details). Anyway, for a correct system functioning it is suggested to use Datalogic cables and
accessories and follow the description of the typical layout (see par. 2.6 for details).
5
9
Female (all models)
DX6400/DX6500 9-pin Lonworks connector pinout
Pin Name
1 Shield
9 VS
2 GND
6 VS_I/O
3 Ref_I/O
4 SYS_ENC_I/O
5 SYS_I/O
7 LON A
8 LON B
18
1
6
Figure 25 – 9-pin Local Lonworks Connectors
Function
Cable shield
Supply voltage - positive pin
Supply voltage - negative pin
Supply voltage of I/O circuit
Reference voltage of I/O circuit
System signal
System signal
Lonworks line (polarity insensitive)
Lonworks line (polarity insensitive)
DX6400/DX6500
5
1
6
9
Male (Master/Slave model)