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Can You Change The Communications of a DataMan 8700 Wireless Handheld Reader?

For wireless handheld readers: Can change base station comms from USB, RS232 or Ethernet to each other. CANNOT change reader from BT to WIFI, BTDC, WIFI Infrastructure.

05/07/2025

Question

Can you change the communications module of a wireless handheld reader?

Answer

It depends on what you are trying to do.

You can change the comms module in the base station back to the PLC/PC from and to any of the following:

USB, RS-232, Ethernet

 

You CANNOT change the way the reader communicates to the base station. (I.E if you have a Bluetooth reader, you cannot make it a WIFI wireless reader)

You also CANNOT change a Bluetooth Direct Connect or WIFI Infrastructure reader to another kind.

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