Rockwell Automation 2755 StrataScan Bar Code Readers - Manual (Page 30)

4–4 Installing Your Hardware
Publication 2755-6.13
PLC or PC to the Reader and Interface Box
1. Make sure your system is planned properly. Refer to Chapter 3
for information about planning your system.
2. Refer to Appendix A for dimensions of readers, mounting
brackets, power supplies, and interface boxes. Cable pinouts are
shown in Appendix B.
3. Install the mounting bracket (Catalog Nos. 77126-898-01 or
77126-898-02) for the readers (Catalog Nos. 2755-LHR-5B,
2755-LHR-3C, 2755-LHR-5C, and 2755-LHR-5BX1).
Make sure placement of the mounting bracket allows you to
connect the reader to the PLC or PC, interface box, and power
supply. Also make sure bracket placement provides the correct
read range for the reader.
The maximum cable length from the reader to another device is
50 ft. (15.24 m) when using RS232. Use RS422 when distances
reach up to 2000 feet (609.6 m).
4. Mount the reader to the mounting bracket.
Reader
Mounting
Bracket
5. Install your PLC or PC. For proper installation refer to the
installation information provided with each product.