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Networking Multiple prox.pad plus Units Together

For multiple door applications, the prox.pad plus can be networked together. When network-

ing prox.pad plus devices together on an RS-485 system, the prox.pad plus units are all wired

in parallel. This networking capability is available when connecting directly to your personal

computer’s COM port or when communicating over a computer network with the IEI Gateway.

The illustration below is an example of networking multiple units together.

Device #1

Device #2

Door #1

Door #2

NOTE: The maximum

number of devices on a

single network is 32.

RS-232 to RS-485

Converter or IEI

Gateway

2-White (Data A)

3-Brown (Data B)

4-Blue (Data GND)

Figure 13 Networking Multiple prox.pad plus Units Together

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