Datalogic Scanning C-BOX 200 - Manual (Page 22)

C-BOX 200
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2.6 SCANNER REQUIREMENTS
1)
The C-BOX 200 can be connected to the following scanners through the 25-
pin connector illustrated in Figure A.
DS2100A
DS2400A DS4600A
For all scanners, the RS232 interface must be selected by the user.
2) At least one Terminator Character should be enabled in the connected
scanner (see the Terminator parameters in the Data Format section of the Help
On Line).
3) It is necessary to set the scanner main interface communication speed
(Baud Rate), so that it is the same as the Multidrop bus speed. In fact, during
the connection procedure, the C-BOX 200 gets its main interface speed from
the scanner to initialize its RS485 Multidrop optocoupled serial interface. If both
the baud rate and the device address are correct the communication takes
place which causes the green LED to blink slightly.
The device address must be pre-set through the two rotary switches (see Figure 11).
2.7 OPERATING MODES
Once the connection procedure is completed (the warning LED is OFF), the C-BOX
200 is ready to receive code strings from the scanner's RS232 main interface. Then,
it converts them to the RS485 multidrop network by using MUX32 protocol.
Through the C-BOX 200 internal buttons, it is possible to communicate with the
scanner to perform one of the following functions:
• Get scanner configuration
• Send a configuration to the scanner
At the end of each function the scanner returns to the previous operating mode.
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