Displaying Or Changing Port Interface, Attributes And Connection Methods - Equinox Systems ESP-2 MI Installation And User Manual

hub. To reboot, click the Reboot button. If the IP address had not been previously
set (or the hub has been reinitialized), the ESP-2 hub reboots automatically.
4.5 Displaying or Changing Port Interface, Attributes and
Connection Methods
The Port 1 Configuration display includes the serial port interface, attributes and
connection methods for port 1. The Port 2 Configuration display includes the serial
port interface, attributes and connection methods for port 2. For more information
about connection methods, see Serial Port Connection Methods and Attributes on
page 10.
To display or change port attributes or connection methods:
1. From the Main Menu, select Port 1 Configuration or Port 2 Configuration.
2. To display or change the port interface:
a. Enable the Interface Type & RS485 Transfer Mode radio button.
b. Click the Apply button.
The Interface Type field indicates the port interface type: RS232, RS422 or
RS485. This field cannot be changed; the interface type is set with jumpers
inside the chassis. To learn how to set jumpers, click on the show how to
change jumpers link.
c. The Transfer Mode (RS485) field indicates the current transfer mode if the
Interface Type is RS485. (If the port uses another interface type, this field
indicates Not Applicable). To change the transfer mode, select RTS or ADDC
from the listbox.
d. If you changed the transfer mode, click the Apply button. The change will
take effect when the ESP-2 hub reboots.
3. To display or change the serial port attributes:
a. Enable the Serial Attributes radio button.
b. Click the Apply button. The current values are displayed.
c. To change any of the fields, select a value from the appropriate listbox. See
Table 14 on page 21 for valid and default values.
d. If you changed any values, click the Apply button. The change will take
effect during the next connection to that port.
4. To display or change the connection methods:
a. Enable the Serial Connection Methods radio button.
b. Click the Apply button. On the display, radio buttons indicate if a connection
method is enabled or disabled. Text boxes contain current values for
applicable features.
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