Required Equipment And Tools; Safety Precautions; Quick Start - Allen-Bradley 1203-SSS User Manual

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Required Equipment and Tools

To configure the converter or SCANport product, we recommended that
you use a computer running DriveExplorer. You can use a Windows™
terminal emulation program (e.g., HyperTerminal) or a VT-100
compatible terminal to configure the converter, but you cannot configure
a connected SCANport product with either of these tools.

Safety Precautions

Please read the following safety precautions carefully.
ATTENTION: Risk of injury or equipment damage exists. Only
personnel familiar with drive and power products and the associated
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machinery should plan or implement the installation, start-up,
configuration, and subsequent maintenance of the product using a serial
converter. Failure to comply may result in injury and/or equipment
damage.
ATTENTION: Risk of injury or equipment damage exists. If the serial
converter is transmitting control I/O to the SCANport product
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(indicated by a solid green diamond LED), the SCANport product may
fault when you remove or reset the serial converter. Determine how
your SCANport product will respond before removing or resetting a
connected serial converter.
ATTENTION: Risk of injury or equipment damage exists.
P4 - [Comm Flt Action] lets you determine the action of the converter
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and connected SCANport product if communications are disrupted. By
default, this parameter faults the SCANport product. You can set this
parameter so that the SCANport product continues to run. Precautions
should be taken to ensure that the setting of this parameter does not
create a hazard of injury or equipment damage.

Quick Start

This section is designed to help experienced users start using the serial
converter. If you are unsure how to complete a step, refer to the
referenced chapter.
Step Action
1 Review the safety precautions for the converter.
2 Install the converter.
3 Configure the converter parameters.
Refer to
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3