Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual - Manual (Page 90)

90 Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002J-EN-P - December 2012
Chapter 4 Communicate with Serial Devices
Example 3: SoftLogix
Controller to a Bar Code
Reader In the following example, the SoftLogix controller connects to a bar code reader.
A bar code reader is an ASCII device, so you configure the serial port differently
than in the previous examples. Configure the serial port for user mode, rather
than a DF1 mode.
Connect the ASCII Device to the Controller
Dp these steps to connect the ASCII device to the serial port of the controller.
1. For the serial port of the ASCII device, determine which pins send signals
and which pins receive signals.
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Item Description
1 SoftLogix controller
2 Barcode reader