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Installing the Terminal
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3. Attach the 9-pin connectors on the other end of the Drop cable into your multi-drop
network.
COM2
RS-232/422/485
connector
Drop cable
246XU.017
2460
Connect to next
drop cable
Connect to next
drop cable
4. Download an application to the 2460. The procedure you follow depends on the
COM port you choose for the download.
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If you use COM1 and RS-232 communications, follow these steps:
a. Connect the 9-pin RS-232 cable from the PC to the COM1 connector on the
back of the terminal.
b. Turn on the 2460.
c. Configure the COM1 serial port parameters to match your PC serial port.
For help, see “Configuring the Serial Port Parameters” later in this chapter.
d. Use the FileCopy utility that ships with the PSK and EZBuilder to
download your C/C++ application (converted from IRL) from a PC to the
2460. For help, see Chapter 5, “Programming the Terminal.”
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If you use COM2 through the CrossBar network, follow these steps:
a. Turn on the 2460.
b. Configure the COM2 serial port parameters. You need to set Multi-Drop
protocol, baud rate, and multi-drop address that you assigned for the 2460.
For help, see “Configuring the Serial Port Parameters” later in this chapter.
c. Use the “Receive and Convert 7-Bit ASCII Files to 8-Bit Binary Files”
command or the “Transmit and Convert 8-Bit Binary Files to 7-Bit ASCII
Files” command to download an application through the 9154 or 9161
controller to the 2460. For help, see Chapter 7, “Reader Command Reference.”