User manual

POWERSCAN
™
D8330/M8300
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3.2.2 BC-8060 Master Layout
A. Host
B. BC-8060 Master cradle
C. BC-8060 Slave cradles
D. STARGATE™ base station
Example: Multidrop STAR-System™ Network with BC-8060 as Master
In this layout a BC-8060 cradle acts as the Master. The Host is connected to the
BC-8060 Master using any one of the multi-standard interfaces (RS-232, USB,
WEDGE, or PEN Emulation). The Master is then connected to the slaves in the RS-485
network. In this way the slave cradles provide communications between a single Host
and all readers in the system. STARGATE™ base stations can also be used as slaves in
this network. The devices at the ends of the network must be terminated (see section
2.8.3).
See “Powerscan™ M8300/Star-System™ Setup” and “BC-8060 Star-System™
Network Setup” (sections 4.6 and 4.7), or the original manufacturer’s Datalogic
Aladdin™ Help On-Line, for system configuration specifications.
Internal
Termination
Internal
Termination
RS-485 + VDC
RS-485 Only
USB, or RS-232, or Wedge, or Pen Emulation
A
B
C
C
D
RS-485 Only
CAB-428 Splitter