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Setting Up the Reader/PC Connection
5-2 Configuration and Operation
Setting Up the Reader/PC Connection
To connect the Reader to a PC, do the following:
1. UsetheRS-232orRS-485communicationlinetoconnecttheReadertothePC.
For more information on these communication lines, see Connecting the RS-232
Communication Line,andConnecting the RS-485 Four-Wire Communication Line
in Chapter 2.
For the initial set-up, Lyngsoe recommends using the RS-232 connection with a local,
mobile PC (Laptop), as shown in Figure 5-1 below.
Figure 5-1: Connecting the Reader to a PC/Laptop
2. Run a terminal emulation program on the PC, such as, HyperTerminal in
Windows 95, Terminal in Windows 3.x, or Procomm in DOS or any version of
Windows. The recommended configuration for the PC’s port is:
Data rate - 19200 bps
•Databits -8bits
Parity - none
•Stopbits -1
Flow control - none
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