Digi Connect Wi-SP User Manual page 64

Digi Connect and ConnectPort TS Family web interface
Industrial automation profile
This port profile is available in Digi devices that support Industrial Automation (IA) and the Modbus
protocol. It has serial port settings appropriate for the Digi Connect WAN IA's use in IA applications. It
allows you to control and monitor various IA devices and PLCs. Serial ports for Digi Connect WAN IA
devices are set to use this port profile by default. The default settings for the Digi Connect WAN IA and
in this port profile is sufficient for most IA applications. If you need to change the settings from the
defaults, use the "set ia" command, documented in the Digi Connect® Family Command Reference.
Basic serial settings
The basic serial port settings must match the serial settings of the connected device. If you do not
know these settings consult the documentation that came with your serial device. These serial
settings may be documented as 9600 8N1, which means that the device is using a baud rate of 9600
bits per second, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.
When using RealPort (COM port redirection) these settings are supplied by applications running on the
PC or server, and the default values on your Digi device server do not need to be changed.
The possible settings are as follows:
Description: Specifies an optional character string for the port which can be used to identify
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the device connected to the port.
Baud Rate: Select the baud rate value for the serial device.
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Data Bits: Select the data bits value for the serial device.
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Parity: Select the parity for the serial device.
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Stop Bits: Select the stop bit value for the serial device.
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Flow Control: Select the flow control value for the serial device.
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Multiple Electrical Interface (MEI) serial settings
For Digi devices with Multiple Electrical Interface (MEI) switch-setting capability, these settings
configure MEI settings on a per-port basis, and display the current MEI settings for the port. MEI
settings include the type of electrical interface (EIA-232 or EIA-485), the number of differential wires
used for communication, and whether termination and biasing resistors are used.
EIA-232: Sets the electrical interface for the serial port to EIA-232. This is the default setting.
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This interface uses independent wires to transmit and receive data, which allows data to be
sent and received between devices simultaneously.
Digi Connect Family and ConnectPort TS Family
Configuration through the web interface
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