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6.2.1
SW setting of the hardware address
The
APS 400 Network Reader
offers two options, how to set the HW address at a network
module. The first option is using a
known serial number of the network module
, the
second one is using a
known ID of a confirmation card
(tag).
The HW address setting with a known serial number procedure is supported since the
network readers’ FW version
2.65
and system controller FW version
229
.
The
Set HW address
dialog can be raised from the
context menu in the
Network status
area or the
connected readers’ overview area (
pic. 3
).
If you know the serial number of a module (the
simplest way how to set the HW addresses), select
the
Knowing serial number
option and fill it in the
adjacent field. After that select an unoccupied HW
address in the
Required HW address
field (from the
range
1 ÷ 64
) and press the
Set
button. The address
is immediately set and the controller attempts to start
the communication with a module at given address.
The second option is reading a confirmation ID at a reader in the HW address setting
mode. In the
Set HW address
dialog fill in the known
ID of the confirmation card
(tag), that
will be used for the HW address setting. After that select an unoccupied HW address in
the
Required HW address
field (from the range
1 ÷ 64
) and press the
Set
button. All
modules (using the SW way for HW address setting) will start blinking with red and green
diode, signaling they expect reading the confirmation ID. Read the confirmation ID at
required network module, the HW address will be set and after a while the communication
with the address will be established.
The HW address setting procedure must be repeated until every network reader at the
communication bus has a unique address.
Tip: The confirmation ID can be created from any common card (tag). You can get the
card ID from a
microreader
or from the events archive in the
ASP 400 Config
program
or
APS Administrator
program.
Pic. 3: Set HW address dialog