Datalogic STARGATE - Manual

COMPLIANCE This device must be opened by qualified personnel only. RADIO COMPLIANCE Information for the User ENGLISH Contact the competent authority responsible for the management of radio frequency devices of your country to verify the eventual necessity of a user license. Refer to the web site htt...

FCC COMPLIANCE Modifications or changes to this equipment without expressed written approval of Datalogic could void the authority to use the equipment. This device complies with PART 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful int...

WEEE COMPLIANCE Informazione degli utenti ai sensi della Direttiva Europea 2002/96/EC L’apparecchiatura che riporta il simbolo del bidone barrato deve essere smaltita, alla fine della sua vita utile, separatamente dai rifiuti urbani. Smaltire l’apparecchiatura in conformità alla presente Direttiva c...

GENERAL VIEW A B C D E F Figure 1 - STARGATE™ Key: A) Antenna B) LED C) Power supply connector D) Reset/downloading mode button E) RS232 connector F) RS485 connectors viii

INTRODUCTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 DESCRIPTION OF STARGATE™ STARGATE™ is a radio base station that enables a wireless network allowing data transmission between several Datalogic RF devices and an host system (standard PC, Windows based): STARGATE™ is the core component of the Datalogic STAR-System™,...

STAR H GATE™ 1 Features Benefits • Seamless Active Roaming • Wide area coverage • Up to 2.000 RF devices supported Gryphon™ Mobile series Dragon™ Mobile series Formula 734 RF Pocket Terminals ( * ) Formula 725 RF Hand-Held Terminals ( * ) Formula 660 RF Pen Terminals ( * ) • Up to 16 STARGATE™ RF ba...

INTRODUCTION 1 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS The STARGATE™ Radio Base Station package contains: − n. 1 STARGATE™ Radio Base Station; − n. 1 STARGATE™ installation manual; − n. 1 STAR-Link™ installation CD-ROM; − n. 1 antenna (only for European models); − n. 1 wall mounting base with 2 threaded dowels and 2 s...

STAR H GATE™ 1 1.4 RESET BUTTON This button deletes all RAM data restoring the last saved configuration. By pressing it for 2.5 seconds the yellow light starts blinking and it goes on by releasing the button. This light signals that STARGATE™ has entered the firmware downloading mode. While working ...

INSTALLATION 2 2 INSTALLATION 2.1 POSITIONING STARGATE™ Before connecting the STARGATE™ base station, it is first necessary to position it so that the RF transmission and reception is possible. To position STARGATE™, bear in mind the following fundamental guidelines: 1. the maximum distance between ...

STAR H GATE™ 2 2.1.2 Wall Mounting Before performing the following operation, mount the fixing plate on the STARGATE™ bottom surface by means of the four screws. Then, slide the wall mounting base along the fixing plate and fix it through the set - screw. Do not screw it too tight in order to allow ...

INSTALLATION 2 For wall mounting, fix the related plate as follows: Set - screw Mounting holes Fixing plate guide Figure 3 - Wall Mounting Base 1. Using the mounting holes on the plate as a pattern mark the wall where you desire to mount STARGATE™; 2. Drill two appropriate size holes; 3. Insert the ...

STAR H GATE™ 8 3 3 CONNECTIONS STARGATE™ can be connected to the PC through an RS232 or an RS485 line. It is possible to set the base station by sending the configuration of the desired connection through the software running on the PC (see par. 4.3 and par. 4.4). 3.1 RS232 CONNECTION If the require...

CONNECTIONS 3 Pinout 8 1 Figure 5 - RJ45 Modular Connector 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Figure 6 - 9-pin Female Connector The cable connecting the base station to the PC has the following pinout: 2 3 9-pin connector (female) 1 RJ45 modular connector PC side STARGATE™ side 5 5 RX TX GND 2 Figure 7 - RS232 Pinou...

CONNECTIONS 3 CAUTION To configure the STARGATE™ base station use the cable and the adapter listed in par. 3.1. For further details see par. 4.3. The RS485 bus system and the eventual power are propagated from one base station to another through a cable having the following minimum characteristics: ...

STAR H GATE™ 3 If connecting up to 16 STARGATE™ base stations in the same system, it is necessary to use a custom cable having two different pinouts depending on the network configuration. If each STARGATE™ present in the system is individually powered, the custom cable pinout is the following: 5 2 ...

CONNECTIONS 3 If using a shielded cable, it is necessary to link the cable shields together (see Figure 12) and connect them to the earth ground in only one point. We suggest to use your PC ground (when provided) to make the connection to the earth ground. Figure 12 - Linking the Cable Shields Netwo...

STAR H GATE™ 4 4 CONFIGURING AND TESTING STAR-System™ 4.1 STAR-System™ OVERVIEW Two different layouts are provided depending on the application needs. Each layout may consist of a single STARGATE™ or a network of several RF base stations. An RF device is logically linked to only one STARGATE™ RF bas...

STAR H GATE™ 4 4.2 LOADING A SW APPLICATION ONTO AN RF TERMINAL The following procedure is not valid for STARGATE™ USA model . This example explains how to load the demo software (provided by the STAR-Link™ CD-ROM) onto an RF terminal: 1. Connect the terminal cradle to the PC COM1 by means of the se...

STAR H GATE™ 4 4.3 RS232 LAYOUT This procedure is intended to be a step-by-step guide explaining how to configure a STARGATE™ RF Base Station by using the Visual Basic example provided in the STAR-Link™ CD-ROM and based upon the STAR-Link ActiveX. The procedure assumes the STARGATE™ RF Base Station ...

STAR H GATE™ 4 4.5 NOTES FOR THE PROGRAMMER STARGATE™ does not carry out continuous polling, but it is only enabled each time an RF device sends it a sequence of data. This means the radio channel is always free when the RF devices are not transmitting. The media access procedure used to manage the ...

STAR H GATE™ 5 5 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS CAUSES REMEDY STARGATE™ is not powered. Supply STARGATE™. The connecting cable is broken or it is not correctly connected. Check the cable is in good condition and connected correctly. During configuration a wrong communication interface has been selected. S...

TECHNICAL FEATURES 6 6 TECHNICAL FEATURES Electrical Features Micro-controller 16bit CMOS Program memory 128 Kb Data memory 128 Kb Supply voltage 9..30 Vdc Power consumption 600 mW Radio Features European Models USA Models Working frequency 433.92 Mhz 910 Mhz Bit rate 19200 baud 36800 baud Effective...