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Cabling
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1.3.6 The printer cable
The printer cable is: Type 3 conductors screened (or more)
The printers can be connected indiscriminately on the PC, I/O Unit (I.D.0)
and/or keypad.
- Connection of the parallel printer to the PC for reports printing and/or
ticket printing: refer to your PC manual.
- Connection of a serial printer (Epson emulation) to the PC for tickets
printing
- Connection of a serial printer (Epson emulation) to the I/O unit
- Connection of a serial printer (Epson emulation) to a keypad
- Connection of a serial printer (Epson emulation) to a terminal for printer
(The connections for the keypad and the terminal for printer are the same)
The maximum distance for the printer cable is 15 meters.
If you have a longer distance, use the L2061 network gate for long distance
printer.
1.4. Network
1.4.1 Installation
procedure
The MDS 2000 is a network system we can dissociate in 3 levels:
Level 1: Maximum 8 hoses without PC
- 1 I/O control unit controlling 1 to 8 solenoids and recording the
pulses from 1 to 8 pulsers (1 by hose).
- Alphanumeric keypad (maximum 8)
- Large display for an easy reading of the quantity dispensed
(maximum 16)
Level 2: Maximum 64 hoses without PC
- I/O control units (maximum 8) controlling maximum 64
solenoids (8 by I/O) and recording the pulses from maximum
64 pulse transmitters (1 by hose)
- Alphanumerical keypad (maximum 8)
- Large display for an easy reading of the quantity dispensed
(maximum 16)
