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Power supply
The WORKmate II draws more power than the old WORKmate 36,
If you switch on the extra hardware in the workmate it can be 3 to 4 times more.
However the WORKmate II has a switching power regulator which uses the available power more
efficiently, also this new regulator will reset the WORKmate if the power drops below the minimum for a
short time, this prevents that the microprocessor will hang-up.
Power consumption of WORKmate elements
Workmate
0.5 W
Each relay
0.2 W
Active backlight
0.15 W
Barcode wand
0.15 W
CCD scanner active
0.8 W
CCD scanner standby
0.3 W
The powersupply for the WORKmates can supply about 30 Watts of power,
take into account that a part of this power is lost in the cables, the longer the cable the more power is lost.
The WORKmate II can measure the voltage on the powerlines, the more this voltage drops the more is lost in
the cables. If the voltage becomes to low (lower than 9V) you must use an extra powersupply.
Workmate II hardware
Network connection
The terminal must be connected to a Vicking concentrator network, the RJ45 connector on the outside or the
screw connector on the inside can be used for this. The I/O board features a DIN connector to connect to
the concentrator network.
Attention!
The RJ45 connector is the same type that is used in Ethernet networks, be careful not to connect
the WORKmate II to an ethernet network. We have chosen this type of connector because of lot of people
know how to install Ethernet networks and have the right tools.
The WORKmate also draws its power from the network, it uses 6 wires 2 for data transmission, 2 for data
reception and 2 for power.
All the WORKmates on 1 line are connected in parallel to the network cable. Each WORKmate needs a
unique address to differentiate them from each other, this address is show when the WORkmate starts-up.
You can change the address in the settings menu.
You can connect up to 4 lines with maximum 63 WORKmates to the concentrator. The WORKmates on a
line must have different addresses, between the lines the addresses can be the same. If you have a network
with less that 63 WORKmates, it is better the give all WORKmates unique addresses, so there will be no
problem when switching WORKmate from one line to another.
Barcode readers
The WORKmate can decode 2/5 interleaved, code 39, UPC and EAN bar-codes.
You can connect a barcode pen, CCD reader or barcode badge reader, 2 barcode readers can be used at the
same time.
There are 3 connectors in the WORKmate that you can used for barcode readers:
