Simrad EK15 Reference Manual page 197

Related topics
• Setup menu; functions and dialogs on page 170
• Installation menu on page 189
• Add Serial Port dialog box on page 227
• Serial Port Setup dialog box on page 226
• LAN Port Setup dialog box on page 222
• Port Monitor dialog box on page 227
• Select Inputs dialog box on page 229
• Select Outputs dialog box on page 231
I/O Setup dialog box; Serial ports
Parameters
1
Serial Ports
This list displays the available serial ports on the computer.
The list is automatically populated the first time the
after a EK15 software installation
It will then reflect the initial number of serial ports available on the computer. If
you later add interface hardware to your computer, you must click the
add the new ports to the list.
2
Name
This is the given identity of the serial port. By default, the serial ports are numbered.
3
Resource
This is the communication port on the EK15 computer. These are normally named
COM1, COM2 etc.
4
Baudrate
This cell shows the current baudrate specified for the serial line. Standard baudrate
defined for NMEA communication is 4800 baud.
5
Protocol
This is the current protocol specified for the serial line.
Each serial line can receive multiple telegrams simultaneously, provided that the
telegrams all use the same protocol.
However, only one peripheral device may be physically connected to the port. If
you wish to connect several peripheral devices to a single serial port, you must
route these through a "mixer". This can be a hardware unit or computer collecting
and streaming the telegrams.
6
Input(s)
This column is used to identify the external sensor (measuring device) currently
connected to the port.
To choose what type of external sensor to import data from, click the
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Functions and dialog boxes
dialog box is opened
I/O Setup
Add
Input
button to
button.
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