Connecting The Ccm For Serial Communications; Daisy-Chaining Two Or More Ccms - Symbol Series 6800 Product Reference Manual

Series 68XX Product Reference Guide

Connecting the CCM for Serial Communications

Note:Both the communications cables and the power supply connection are
required for performing communications through the CCM.
1. Turn off the PC.
2. Plug the RS-232 null modem cable's DB-25 connector in the cradle's communication
port.
3. Connect the cable's other connector to the host computer's serial (COMM) port.

Daisy-Chaining Two or More CCMs

Up to twenty-four 38/6860 CCMs can be daisy-chained together for charging and
communications. To daisy chain two or more groups of four CCMs requires:
t one 25-pin, male-to-female, straight-through RS-232 cable per group of coupled
CCMs
and
t one power supply per group of coupled CCMs.
Depending on how close together you place the CCMs, the cables can be from 1-foot to 10-
feet long.
One Power Supply
and RS-232 Cable
per Group of
Coupled CCMs
(a "Group" Can
Number from
1 to 4 CCMs)
Figure 2-14. Daisy-Chaining Multiple 38/6860 CCMs
2-14
First
Coupled
Group
RS-232
Cable
Second
Coupled
Group