PowerScan M8500 Setup
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PowerScan® M8500
BC-8060 Master Layout
Figure 22
A.
Host
B.
BC-8060 Master cradle
C.
BC-8060 Slave cradles
D.
STARGATE™ base station
. Example of Multidrop STAR-System™ Network with BC-8060 as Master
In this layout a BC-8060 cradle acts as the Master. The Host is connected to the
BC-8060 Master using any one of the multi-standard interfaces (RS-232, USB, WEDGE, or
PEN Emulation). The Master is then connected to the slaves in the RS-485 network. In this
way the slave cradles provide communications between a single Host and all readers in the
system. STARGATE™ base stations can also be used as slaves in this network. The devices at
the ends of the network must be terminated (see
"Network Termination"
on page 27).
See "PowerScan® M8500/STAR-System™ Setup" on page
43
and "BC-8060 STAR-
System™ Network Setup" on page
45
, or the Datalogic Aladdin™ Help On-Line, for
system configuration specifications.
Master BC-8060 Network Troubleshooting
Two diagnostic strings can be sent via RS-232 from the Host to the Master cradle in order
to have feedback about the network itself.
#+LSlave
Returns a list of all the Slaves recognized at boot up.
Example:
In a network where the Master cradle has address 0188 and one Slave cradle with
address 0001, the response is:
188
1
#+Alive<xxxx>
Executes a continuous Alive request to the slave xxxx in order to monitor the performance of
the connection. A diagnostic message is displayed on the Host.
Example:
If this command is sent for slave cradle with address 0032, the response is:
/*32: BC-80X0 SOFTWARE RELEASE 1.00 20/10/2006*/
if there are no communication errors
/*32: FAIL*/
if there are communication errors.
To exit from this command, reset the system by cycling power to the Master cradle.
Summary of Contents for PowerScan M8500
Page 17: ...Preface 14 PowerScan M8500 NOTES...
Page 28: ...Installation Product Reference Guide 25 WEDGE Connection PEN Emulation Connection...
Page 55: ...PowerScan M8500 Setup 52 PowerScan M8500 NOTES...
Page 137: ...Configuration Using Code Symbols 134 PowerScan M8500 NOTES...
Page 157: ...Advanced Data Formatting 154 PowerScan M8500 NOTES...
Page 211: ...Host Configuration Strings 208 PowerScan M8500 NOTES...
Page 219: ...Sample Barcodes 216 PowerScan M8500 QR PDF417 DataMatrix Normal DataMatrix Inverse PDF417...
Page 225: ...Hex Numeric Table 222 PowerScan M8500 AUTOSCAN PATTERN CODE s...
Page 226: ...Product Reference Guide 223 NOTES...
Page 227: ...Hex Numeric Table 224 PowerScan M8500 NOTES...
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