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Overview This tech note describes how to configure the YS170/YS1700 controllers and HyperTerminal to communicate with each other. Follow Slide 3 for YS170 settings. Follow Side 4&5 for YS1700 settings. HyperTerminal settings are identical for both controllers. - 2 -...
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YS170 Settings Go to the CONFIG1 screen and set COMM parameters 1. ADRS: Controller Address 2. STBIT: Stop Bits 3. PAR: Parity 4. BPS: Communication Speed Example: ADRS-1, STBIT-1, PAR-NO, BPS-9600. NOTE: These values m ust m atch the settings used in HyperTerm inal.
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YS1700 Settings (part 1) Go to the COMM screen and set COMM parameters 1. PSL: Protocol Select (Must be set to YS) 2. ADRS: Controller address 3. STBIT: Stop Bits 4. PAR: Parity 5. DLEN: Data Length 6. BPS: Communication Speed - 4 -...
YS1700 Settings (part 2) Setting example: PSL: ADRS: STBIT: 1 bit PAR: NONE DLEN: 8 bit BPS: 9600 N OTE: These values m ust m atch the settings used in HyperTerm inal. - 5 -...
HyperTerminal Settings COM Port Settings Flow control must be set to Xon/Xoff N OTE: These values m ust m atch the settings on the controller. - 6 -...
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Data Commands Data command must be sent to the YS as a string. Construct the command in Notepad or Wordpad and then CUT/PASTE into HyperTerminal. I M M EDI ATELY Follow this by hitting the ENTER key. - 9 -...
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Data Commands Example CUT/PASTE DG 01 01 SV1 into HyperTerminal. I M M EDI ATELY Follow this by hitting the ENTER key. The is will retrieve (DG or data get), from controller address 01 (01), one byte of data (01) which is the set point (SV1). - 10 -...
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