Master/slave lonworks installation – Datalogic Scanning DS6300 User Manual

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MASTER/SLAVE LONWORKS INSTALLATION


The following can be used as a checklist to verify all the steps necessary to complete
installation of the DS6300 scanner in a Master/Slave Lonworks network.

1) Read all information in the section “Safety Precautions” at the beginning of this manual.

2) Correctly mount the scanner using the bracket provided according to the information in

par. 2.2.2 and position it at the correct reading distance according to your model as
shown in par. 2.5 and par. 4.3.

3) Make electrical connections to your DS6300 scanner by:

a) Connecting the DS6300 Master scanner to the C-BOX 100 by means of one of the

cables provided as accessory (see par. 1.5).

b) Correctly inserting the BTK-6000 terminator in the DS6300 Master reader according

to the information given under “Local Lonworks Network” in par. 2.3.2 and par. 2.7.5.

c) Completing the system wiring adding as much slave scanners as required by your

system layout (refer to par. 2.7.5).

d) Correctly inserting the BTK-6000 terminator in the last DS6300 Slave reader of the

network according to the information given under “Local Lonworks Network” in par.
2.3.2 and par. 2.7.5.

4) Install and run the Genius™ configuration program from the CD-ROM provided.

Configure the Local Lonworks Network using one of the procedures given below:

a) Configure the entire network through the Master as described in par. 3.2.2

b) Configure the Master as described in par. 3.2.2 and locally define each slave scanner

address as described in par. 3.2.3

c)

Define each scanner, master and slaves (with their addresses), by using the scanner
keypad according to the information given in par. 2.8.1

5) Configure the Master scanner through the Genius™ program. The main steps are:

Select the codes to be read

Set-up the communication parameters

Define data formatting parameters

6) Configure each Slave scanner through the Master scanner using Genius™. The main

steps are:

Select the codes to be read

NOTE

Fine tuning of the scanner position for barcode reading can be
accomplished by performing a test through the SPY configuration toll
in Genius™.

7) Send the configuration to the Master.

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