A Practical Example
Consider this practical example: a three door garage houses Dad’s
Corvette, Mom’s Mercedes and Son’s Yugo. With most competitive
products, any user’s keyfob could open any garage door as long as the
addresses match. In a Linx MS-based system, the keyfobs could easily
be configured to open only certain doors (guess which one Son gets to
open!) The MS Series also allows for component grouping. Imagine a
remote control designed for use in a woodshop. One button could turn on
a vacuum, one an air cleaner, and another a light, yet another button could
then be user configured to turn on all of them with a single touch. As you
can see, the MS Series uniquely combines security and simplicity with the
power to create groups and relationships. A table comparing advantages
and disadvantages of differenet encoders can be found in Figure 11.
Encoder Comparison Table
Manual Address Encoders
Advantages
High number of button inputs
Disadvantages
Low-security fixed code
Confusing manual addressing
Low number of addresses
PWM data output
High security vulnerabilities
"Rolling Code" Encoders
Advantages
Highly secure
Eliminates manual address settings
Disadvantages
Low number of button inputs
Encoder and decoder can become unsynchronized
Difficult or impossible to create relationships
Security vulnerabilities
Linx Encoders
Advantages
High number of button inputs
Highly unique (MS)
Highest security available on the market (HS)
Eliminates manual address settings
Allows for associative relationships
Cannot unsynchronize
Serial data output
Encoder ID is output by the decoder
Latched or momentary outputs (MS)
External transmitter and receiver control lines
Disadvantages
Slightly higher cost for some basic applications
Security vulnerabilities (MS only)
Figure 11: Encoder Comparison Table
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