OBID
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Installation
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E N G L I S H
4.3 Address setting (Bus mode with RS485 interface)
For Readers with RS232 interfaces usually no address setting is necessary. In case of units with
RS485 interface, the unit address can be set either via the DIP-switch on the opened unit (see Fig
5), or via the host.
Bus mode with up to 16 Readers:
The setting of the individual addresses is executed via the DIP-switches S1, DIP1 - DIP 4
according to the table seen below (DIP5 - DIP8 are unused). Thus, each Reader is being
provided with an individual address.
Address
DIP 1
DIP 2
DIP 3
DIP 4
0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
1
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
2
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
3
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
4
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
5
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
6
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
7
ON
ON
ON
OFF
8
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
9
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
10
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
11
ON
ON
OFF
ON
12
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
13
ON
OFF
ON
ON
14
OFF
ON
ON
ON
15
ON
ON
ON
ON
Bus mode with 16 - 32 Readers:
The setting of addresses is executed by the host-PC (host).
NOTE:
Due to the default value 0 of each Reader, they have to be connected and configura-
ted one after another.
