Planar GX40 User Manual page 116

Menu Item
Group ID
Unit ID
The ID is the identification of the individual unit. The address is the part of an RS232 command that specifies which unit
or units should execute the command. Put another way, the ID is the number on your house; the address is the number
on the envelope that tells the letter carrier where to take it
ASCII Response Type
ASCII Response Terminator
Baud Rate
For complete RS232 control information, download "RS232 Guide for Bobcat X" from Planar's website.
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Serial Port Settings Options
Description
Group ID and Unit ID together make up at two-character ID for
this GX40. In a group of GX40s connected in a series for
RS232 commands, each GX40 should have a unique ID
ASCII Response Type is Symbolic (ascii words are returned), Numeric (numbers are
returned), or Data Only (only the data value is returned
ASCII Response Terminator is the non-printing character or
two-character combination that will end each response sent.
This is useful for getting your particular host program to display
returned commands on separate lines. Windows type systems
normally work best with CR + LF. UNIX and LINUX type sys-
tems often want only LF. Any combination of terminations can
be sent to the unit regardless of this setting
Baud Rate must match the baud rate of the host computer
Setting(s)
0-9 and A-Z (caps
only)
CR – ASCII code 13
(carriage return) only
CR +LF – ASCII code
13 followed by ASCII
code 10 (line feed)
LF + CR ASCII code
10 followed by ASCII
code 13
LF ASCII code 10 only
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