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4.5 Serial Port Configuration
The page shows the converter's serial Port configuration. The screen in Figure 4-52 appears.
The page includes the following fields:
• Mode
• Baudrate
• Character Bits
• Parity type
• Stop Bit
• Hardware Flow Control
• Delimiter
Figure 4-52 Converter Status page screen
From the drop-down menu, select the serial port mode:
RS232
RS-422
RS-485
The unit and attached serial device, such as a modem, must agree on a speed or
baud rate to use for the serial connection, Valid baud rates.
It's in the range of 110bps to 921600bps.
Indicates the number of the bits in a transmitted data package. The allowed value
is 5,6,7,8
The default is "8".
Checks for the parity type. The default value is "none".
The stop bit follows the data and parity bits in serial communication. It indicates
the end of transmission. The default is "1".
Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network to ensure it is
processed efficiently. Too much data arriving before a device is prepared to
manage it causes lost or retransmitted data.
XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR
The default value is "none".
Character The Character 1 and Character 2 allow the use to enter two ASCII
character (in hex format) that delimit the beginning and end of a message. When
a message with both there delimiters is received at the serial port, the data
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