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Multi-address programming
Use an ATS1481 Reader Configuration Card, or create a reader configuration card to program multiple readers,
regardless of address. The required address is set using the reader’s built-in beeper.
The reader configuration card is programmed using the system management software (e.g. TITAN, Alliance, etc.) in
conjunction with a TS0870P Smart Card Programmer. Refer to the management software on-line help for details of
how to program the reader configuration card.
Refer to
Reader programming
on page 12 for details about the programming options that apply to the TS0870x-
series Smart Card Readers.
Use the following steps to program the reader.
Step Action
1
Program the reader configuration card with the details required for the reader, leaving the address field blank.
2
Connect the reader to the LAN or sub-LAN or a 12 VDC supply as described in the
Installation Guide
.
3
Enable polling for RAS address 16, and enable polling for the required address (if not address 16).
4
Badge the reader configuration card once. After a few seconds, the reader will begin three sets of coded beeps to
indicate its current address of 16. Refer to
Beep codes for LAN addresses
below to interpret the coded beeps.
5
Before the three sets of coded beeps stop, badge the reader configuration card one time again to change the
reader address from the default of 16 to address 1.
6
If required, badge the reader configuration card one time again to increment the address to 2, and repeat until the
required address is reached (after address 16 it will revert to address 1 again).
7
The reader will respond to polling at its new address after the next four coded address beeps.
8
When finished adding readers, de-poll address 16 (if not needed for a reader).
Beep codes for LAN addresses
The image below (also printed on the ATS1481 Reader Configuration Card) shows the beep lengths for each RAS
address.
Table 1: RAS address beep coding (e.g. four long beeps indicates the LAN address 16).
Unlocking a reader
If the reader configuration card is programmed with the option
9—Option Card
value set to
disable
, then the reader
configuration card may be used only to initially set the RAS address (whilst the reader continues beeping). After the
beeping stops, the reader is locked against further changes by a reader configuration card. See
9—Option Card
on
page 13 for details about enabling the use of the reader configuration card.
