Setup guide

C OMM MODE SELECTION
PRINTED OCTOBER 6, 2009
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COMM MODE SELECTION
OVERVIEW
The ‘Comm Mode’ selections on the CR3000, LC3000 and VR/MDBMP have been changed a few times in
the history of the products.
When a given communication mode is selected, the unit reboots and starts a specific software executable
type based on the communication mode chosen. Because the readers have 3 different software types
loaded in them (and they can be individually updated when the unit comes online with a host), it is possible
for the same unit to display different ‘Comm Mode’ selections depending on the current selection (and thus
the current software type running).
SUMMARY
To correctly select the ‘Comm Mode’ for a CR3000, LC3000 or VR/MDBMP, you must determine which
Selection List the currently running software has (by cycling through all the choices), then make the correct
selection for the communication protocol you wish to use.
CR3000, LC3000 and VR/MDBMP ‘Comm Mode’ selections:
Unix/Bb RS-485
protocol
Bb IP/Ethernet protocol
Danyl
protocol
Selection list 1 RS-485 Ethernet ---
Selection list 2 485-UE IP 485-WE
Selection list 3 485-Unix IP 485-UE
Selection list 4 485-Bb IP 485-Danyl