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iVu Plus BCR Gen2 Series Sensor

13.2.2 Setting Up Serial Communications

1. Electrically connect the control device and the iVu BCR device. On the iVu BCR, the pins/wire colors used for serial
communications via RS-232 are shown in the following table.
Table 8: iVu BCR RS-232 Connections
Pin #
10
11
12
2. Configure the port settings (baud rate, data bits, parity, and stop bits) on the iVu BCR to match the settings on the
control device. Go to Main Menu > System > Communications > Serial I/O.
3. Enable the command channel over the serial connection.
a. Go to Main Menu > System > Communications > Command Channel > Connection and select Serial I/O.
b. Configure the field and end-of-frame delimiters. Go to Main Menu > System > Communications > Command
Channel > Delimiters.
Valid end-of-frame delimiters are: <comma>, <colon>, <semicolon>, <CR>, <CR><LF>, <LF><CR>, or
<ETX>.
c. If you want to trigger the iVu BCR from the control device, set the trigger mode to Command. Go to Main
Menu > Imager > Trigger and select Command from the drop-down list.
78
Wire Color
Light-Blue
Black
Violet
Figure 74. Serial I/O Screen
Figure 75. Delimiters Screen
Figure 76. Trigger Screen
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Description
TX
Signal Ground
RX