You must construct your own cable that meets the requirements of your system configuration.
The cable must provide a DB-15 connector for each DataMan 360 and a DB-9 connector for the PC serial port. Each DB-
15 connector must provide Tx Data, Rx Data, Trigger (Input 0), ground, and DC power. The Tx Data and Rx Data pins on
adjacent connectors must be connected to provide the multi-port connection.
The following diagram shows how to create a multi-port cable for a 3-reader system. In the example, all the readers
share a common trigger. It is also possible to wire individual triggers for each reader.
You must connect each DataMan 360 to the DataMan Setup Tool using a USB connection and set the DataMan for multi-
port operation. To configure a DataMan 360 for multi-port operation, click the
Enable Multi-Port (RS-232 Sharing)
checkbox in the
Communications
application step's
Advanced
tab.
There is no guaranteed delivery order when multiple readers transmit data using a multi-port connection; read results
can arrive at the PC in any order. You can configure each DataMan 360 reader in a multi-port connection to add
identifying data to each read result. Your PC application can then determine which reader produced a specific read
result.
1. In the
Format Data
application step, enable the
Basic Formatting
radio button.
2. Check
Standard
for each symbology that you are using.
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