Connect your Barcode Scanner to any network

Do you need to integrate a Bar Code scanner or RFID Scanner to a PLC system or PC based Industrial control system? No problem, HMS has the products you need to connect your existing equipment to any of the popular industrial networks, both Fieldbuses and Industrial Ethernet.

Two categories of Anybus Gateways for connecting Bar Code Scanners or RFID systems:

Anybus Communicator - Serial to Fieldbus/Ethernet
The Anybus Communicator connects the serial port of the Bar Code Scanner and translates the data communication from the serial port and converts data registers in the format required for the selected Fieldbus/Ethernet network. It can also perform some data processing, such as CRC check, locally to free up the PLC and increase data update speed. The serial communication and the data mapping is user configurable by using the software Anybus Config Tool. Read more

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Anybus Serial Server
Most BarCode readers or RFID scanners have an RS232 port for programming and set up, which connects to a PC or Laptop. With Anybus Serial Server this serial cable can now extended further away from the Bar Code Scanner than the serial cable permits. The Serial Server takes the communication from the serial port of the Bar Code Scanner and “tunnels” the data over Ethernet. On a PC, located anywhere on the local network, or on a wide area network, you can run the same PC program as you did when you connected to the Bar Code Scanner via a serial cable. On this PC, a software (included with the product) redirects the serial communication from the COM port of the PC to the Ethernet port of the same PC. The serial communication is then tunneled via Ethernet. The Anybus Serial Server is connected to Ethernet and un-package the data from Ethernet back to the serial port of the Serial Server, which is connected to the Bar Code Scanner. Read more