Configuring The Com Ports; Changing Serial Port Settings - Brainboxes CC-607 Hardware Manual

PCI Photon Twin 9
Note: Adding a port automatically sets default values for the
communications settings to 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and 1
stop bit. These values can be changed as described below.

Configuring The COM Ports.

Figure 3-4 PCI Photon Twin 9 Card Comms Settings

Changing Serial Port Settings

Once the Photon Twin 9 card has been installed it may be
necessary to change the communications settings in the COM
Ports to match the baud rate, parity settings etc. of the remote
serial device.
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Highlight the serial port required, e.g. COM2., in Serial Ports,
Control Panel
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Click on the Settings button to change the communications
settings, Figure 5-3.
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Select the appropriate communications settings, which must
match the communications settings on the remote device.
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Click on the OK button to leave the communications Settings
window.
The Advanced option in Settings can be used to change the
hardware settings to match a new base address and IRQ because
the PC's BIOS has reallocated the PCI resources due to the
installation of other new hardware.
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