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User’s Manual
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STAR FINGER007
? A valid card became unregistered after batch-downloading IDs from PC.
Cause Wrong procedure during download, or a component defect.
Solution 1. The card ID might be registered only to the controller and not registered in PC. The process of
downloading IDs,
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first erase the ID memory of the unit, therefore if the IDs from the PC
didn’t contain the card ID, this can happen.
2. Check whether the card ID is registered in PC
3. If not, please register the number and try downloading again.
If the trouble remains after the procedure above, contact a designated service center.
? The controller does not communicate with PC.
Cause Defective cable is used, errors in wiring, an error in setting COMM ID of the controller, or damage on the
communication port (either on PC side or on the controller side).
Solution 1. Please, check the settings of the application S/W and the controller.
- Check the controller’s COMM ID is listed on the application S/W.
- Set the different COMM ID when two or more controllers are installed.
- Check the communication speed(Default 9600bps) is the same as the setting on the S/W.
- Make sure that the PC’s COM port is set correctly on the S/W.
- The parameters at the S/W should be set as follows.
Parity bit : NONE
Data bit : 8bit
Stop bit : 1bit
2. Check the line connection for communication
RS232
RS422( )
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PC
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RS232/422
Converter
PC
RX
TX
RX(-)
TX(-)
TX
RX
RX(+)
TX(+)
GND
GND
TX(-)
RX(-)
TX(+)
RX(+)
The RS232 cable from
the converter.
RS422(Multi Drop)
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RS232/422
Converter
PC
RX(-)
RX(-)
TX(-)
RX(+)
RX(+)
TX(+)
TX(-)
TX(-)
RX(-)
TX(+)
TX(+)
RX(+)
The RS232 cable from
the converter
