Interface modules come in all shapes and sizes and offer a wide range of features. Synergis™ Softwire supports most of the common features found on the market.
Synergis™
Softwire
11.1 supports the following DDS controller features.
The following is the legend for some common values
found in the Supported column:
- Yes
- Feature is offered by the interface module and is supported by Synergis™ Softwire.
- No
- Feature is offered by the interface module but is not supported by Synergis™ Softwire.
- Not applicable
- Feature is not offered by the interface module.
| Features | Supported |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Category of interface module | Intelligent controller |
| Communication protocol | RS-485 and IP1 |
| Encrypted communication | No |
| Online operation (connected to the Synergis™ unit) | |
| Standalone mode | Not applicable |
| Supervised mode | No |
| Dependent mode | Yes |
| Offline operation (no connection to the Synergis™ unit) | |
| Standalone mode | Yes |
| Degraded mode | Not applicable |
| Reader communication protocols | |
| Wiegand | Yes |
| OSDP | Not applicable |
| OSDP (Secure Channel) | Not applicable |
| Clock and Data (Magnetic Stripe), also known as ABA format | Yes |
| F2F | Not applicable |
| Proprietary | Not applicable |
| Scalability | |
| Maximum number of credentials (for autonomous decision making) | 20 0002 |
| Maximum credential length (in bits) | 40 |
| Maximum number of interface modules per Synergis™ unit RS-485 channel | 8 |
| Recommended maximum number of interface modules per Synergis™ unit | 32 |
1 IP controllers require the EXT-TCPT or the EXT-8E4S extension board.
2 The maximum number of credentials that the Synergis™ unit can synchronize with the DDS controller is 20,000. The actual limit may be lower, depending on the ROM chip installed on the AS34 module.