Allen-Bradley PLC-5 User Manual page 160

10-10 Communicating with Devices on a Serial Link
This Field Specifies:
User mode char. The character for the mode attention
character (above)
Serial Settings
Baud rate Communication rate for channel 0
Configure all devices in the system for
the same communication rate
Parity Parity setting for channel 0
Parity provides additional message
packet error detection.
Bits per character Select the number of bits that make up
a transmitted character.
Error detect Whether you want error detection set
to BCC or CRC
Stop bits Match the number of stop bits to the
device with which you are
communicating
Control line Select the mode in which the driver
operates.
Option Settings
Station address The station address for channel 0 on
the DF1 half-duplex link
DF1 retries The number of times the remote
station retries a message before the
station declares the message
undeliverable
Publication 1785-UM012D-EN-P - July 2005
Configure by Doing the Following
Enter a character. If the attention character you want to use is a control
character, specify the ASCII equivalent.
When the controller encounters the attention character and the user
mode character, the controller sets channel 0 communication to user
mode. The remote mode change option must be ENABLED.
Select 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19.2k bps.
Select NONE or EVEN.
Select 7 or 8.
Select one of the following:
BCC: the controller sends and accepts messages that end with a BCC byte
for error checking. BCC is quicker and easier to implement in a computer
driver.
CRC: the controller sends and accepts messages with a 2-byte CRC for
error checking. CRC is more complete checking
Configure both stations to use the same type of error checking.
Select 1, 1.5, or 2.
Select a method appropriate for your system's configuration:
If you are not using a modem, choose NO HANDSHAKING.
If you are using a full-duplex modem, choose FULL-DUPLEX.
Enter a valid DF1 address (0-376 octal).
Enter a value 0-255. The recommended setting is 3.