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 perform pre-installation bench testing 
of the Encompass 4/4800 Multiprotocol Reader.

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 PC.

These sections contain instructions for connecting RS

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232 and RS

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422 communica-

tions between the Encompass 4/4800 Multiprotocol Reader and the PC for bench test-
ing purposes. 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 communications cable. The pin assignments for the signal to the 
host male DB9 and DB25 connectors are shown in boldface in 

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