How to switch between 1
st
and 2
nd
DCX2496 for PC editing...………...……………page 19
Example 4: PC to 2 DCX2496s (PC<RS485>1
st
DCX<RS485>2
nd
DCX)……..…..page 25
General tips
In general, there are 3 ways (“PORT” select modes) to connect one or more DCX2496s to
a personal computer (this is also described in the user’s manual, chapter “4.2.6
MISCELLANEOUS”).
PC with 1 DCX2496 :
PC > DCX2496 (via RS-232) [PORT: “PC (RS232)”, TERM switch: on or off]
PC > DCX (via RS-485) [PORT: “LINK (RS485)”, TERM switch: on]
RS-485
RS-232
PC with 2 or more DCX2496s :
PC > DCX 1 > DCX 2 [DCX 1 PORT: “LINK (RS485)”, TERM switch: off]
[DCX 2 PORT: “LINK (RS485)”, TERM switch: on]
RS-485
RS-485
PC > DCX 1 > DCX 2 [DCX 1 PORT: “PC->LINK”, TERM switch: on]
RS-232
RS-485
[DCX 2 PORT: “LINK (RS485)”, TERM switch: on]
Before you launch the remote software, you first have to select the correct link mode on
SETUP page 6/6 (behind the entry “PORT”) on the DCX2496(s) hardware. Here you can
select between three modes:
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