Pepperl+Fuchs VisuNet RM Shell 6 Manual page 109

VisuNet RM Shell 6
System Settings App
Test Connection
To test if a PSCAN device is set up and connected properly, use the "Test connection" function-
ality.
Testing the COM Port Connection
1.
Choose the tab of the COM port that you want to test.
2.
Click
The "Test Connection" window opens. In the "Port Settings" section, all settings of the corre-
sponding COM port are shown:
3.
Use your PSCAN device to scan a barcode.
If all settings are set up properly, the barcode content is displayed in the "Barcode reader
test box" field.
4.
To end the test, click
All ports known to the operating system, including those already occupied by other programs,
are offered.
Function
Protocol
Stop Bits
Data Bits
Baud rate
Parity
Auto Connect
Visible on Operation screen
.
.
Description
This dropdown list determines the protocol that is used
to transfer data.
Specify the number of stop bits here. There is usually
one stop bit.
Choose the number of data bits here. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are
permissible values. There are usually 8 data bits.
Choose the data transfer speed. The default setting for
barcode scanner is 9600 baud.
This box specifies whether the parity check bit should
be computed, and if so how.
If enabled, the VisuNet RM Shell automatically opens
the serial port and establishes a connection to the bar-
code scanner, if the RM is (re-)booted.
If enabled, the serial port is visible as a serial port in the
VisuNet Wedge App.
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