Appendices
MS-860 Industrial Raster Reader User’s Manual
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Connect to Reader via the Concentrator
You will need a multidrop concentrator and the required power supplies and cabling to
communicate with your reader(s).
1. From the
Communications drop down menu, select
Configure Multidrop
to bring up the
Multidrop
Settings dialog.
2. If necessary, change the default address to match
the address of your multidropped reader and click
OK
.
If the host serial port is not connected in
ESP, you
will see the following popup message:
ESP is not currently connected to the multidrop
concentrator. Do you wish to establish a connection
now?
3. Click
Yes
.
You will see a
Serial Communication Parameters
dialog.
Notice that the
Force Connection option is checked. Do not change this.
4. Select the concentrator’s host port communications settings.
When you click
Connect
, you will be connecting to your concentrator, which can then
relay commands to the reader whose address was set in the
Multidrop Settings
dialog.
5. Click
Connect
.
6. You should see the
CONNECTED message in green at the bottom of the window
along with the reader’s
Multidrop address.
7. Click
Retrieve Reader Settings
to upload reader’s configuration. If upload fails,
return to the
Serial Communication Parameters dialog and make the necessary
corrections.
8. Follow the same procedure for connecting other readers to your
multidrop network.
Note: For more information, see your reader user’s manual or Microscan’s MS-5000
Multidrop Concentrator User’s Manual, 83-005000.
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