TransCore 05531 User Manual

TransCore offers reader models that communicate through RS

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232, RS

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422, and 

Wiegand interface protocols. This section describes the procedures and materials 
required for connecting the communications to the junction box and to the sense input 
and sense output circuits.

You need the following materials to connect the communications cable to the PC:

PC or laptop

Any terminal emulation program such as Procomm Plus™ or Hyper Terminal™ 
running on a PC

Communications cable to connect to the COM1 port on your PC

Encompass 4/4800 Multiprotocol Reader communications and customer interface sig-
nals are supplied from the Encompass 4/4800 Multiprotocol Reader to the host 
through a multiwire cable, which is a 13-pair pigtail. The connector for this cable is 
located on the back of the Encompass 4/4800 Multiprotocol Reader. Refer to the fol-
lowing sections to connect the appropriate communications wires from the cable to 
the terminal strip that is located inside the junction box.

These sections contain instructions for connecting RS

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232, RS

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422, and Wiegand 

communications between the Encompass 4/4800 Multiprotocol Reader and the PC. 
Each section contains wiring instructions and pin assignments followed by step-by-
step connection procedures.

The Encompass 4/4800 Multiprotocol Reader can remain powered up while connect-
ing reader-to-host PC communications. 

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RS

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232 interface signals are supplied by three or five wires from the Encompass 4/

4800 Multiprotocol Reader communications cable. The pin assignments for the signal 
to the host male DB9 and DB25 connectors are shown in boldface in