Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Manual page 62

Project Setup
The drawing is a diagram of the Project Setup dialog box. Each button will display an additional dialog
box. Many settings are options and are not required to establish communications. Verify the Project
name and Display Device Model are correct. Leave the Initial Screen name blank.
Project name:
Project name appears in this field
Display Device
Model
Default Panel Name
Initial Screen
Screen Saver Timeout
Display
PLC & Protocols
PLC Type
CN1
Electrical Format
Serial Parameters
Port
PLC Type
Select the PLC type from the list box. ASCII Single Drop. See PLC Type on page 5.
Port Button
Click the Port button to display the Serial Parameters dialog. The port values are automatically set to
standard default values. See Serial Parameters on page 6. XON/XOFF communications is supported
using RS232 or 422/485 in full duplex mode. The following settings are recommended for ASCII
Single Drop.
Elect. Format RS232
Baud Rate 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Handshake None
Protocol Button
Click the Protocol button to display the dialog box associated with the selected PLC.
Enter Timeout in seconds.
Click OK to return to the Project Setup dialog box.
250 • • • • ASCII Protocol
Project Setup
More
Model description appears in this field
Print
Touch
PLC Protocol name appears here
Protocol System
OK Cancel Help
Project Notes
Disable Beeper
Print (Inactive)
PLC Protocol setup
Panel Trigger Tag
Watchdog Tag
Watchdog timeout
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