Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Manual page 67

Example
The following example uses common panel tools and a terminal emulation program to demonstrate
ASCII protocol. Start by creating a new project and selecting a display type.
Project Setup Dialog Box
Many settings are options and are not required to establish communications. Make sure you have
selected the correct Display Device model.
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
Display, Touch, Print Buttons
You can leave these settings alone for now.
PLC Type
Select ASCII Single Drop from the PLC type list box.
Port Button
Click the Port button to display the Serial Parameters dialog. The following settings are recommended
for ASCII Single Drop. Make sure these settings are the same as the port settings on your computer
port.
Elect. Format RS232
Baud Rate 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Handshake None
QUICKDESIGNER
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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