In order to use your RFID Reader channels with physical hardware, you must patch your channels to a RFID Master.
First you must add an RFID Master to your devices (see: Adding boxes).
There are two ways you can patch channels:
Channel View
- In Build → Channels, select the RFID reader channel you want to patch.
- At the bottom you will see Patching.
- Select the dropdown to choose from ports of any RFID Masters you have added.
- You can choose empty channels or overwrite populated ones.
- You can search for channel names using the search bar.
- Once patched you can unpatch from here too.
Ports View
- Go to Connect → Select an RFID Master → Ports (ethernet icon).
- You will see a list of the 4 ports.
- The dot on the right show if anything is patched to the channel. GREEN for patched, GREY for empty.
- Click on a port to see the channel associated with it.
- Click on the dropdown to see all suitable RFID channels that can be patched to that port.
- Click one of these channels in the dropdown to patch it to that port.
- You can re-patch channels that are already patched elsewhere (it will tell you what port it is already patched to).
- You can search for channel names using the search bar.
- Once patched you can unpatch from here using 'Disconnect channel'.
If you need help connecting sensors to your master see: Connecting RFID Readers to the RFID Master