C-BOX 200 DATALOGIC
16 - Installation
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.
DS2100 DS4300
DS2400 DS4600
It is necessary to use RS232 model (X0XX) for DS2100 and DS2400
scanner, while DS4300 and DS4600 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 S4 and
S5 (see Figure 2.10).
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.