Configurable Pin Settings; Apply Settings - GridConnect Device Server MSS 485 User Manual

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3.9 Configurable Pin Settings

There are three configurable hardware pins on the XPort device server inside the NET485.
To configure the NET485, select Configurable Pin CP0.
1. On the main menu, click Configurable Pins. The Configurable Pins page opens.
2. Configure or modify the following fields for each pin:
Function
Direction
Active Level
Configurable Pin Functions
General Purpose I/O
Status LED 1
Flow Control Out (CTS)
RS485 TxEnable
3. When you are finished, click the OK button.
4. On the main menu, click Apply Settings.

3.10 Apply Settings

1. To save and apply the configuration changes to the device server, click the Apply Settings button.
Note: Clicking OK on each page does not change the configuration on the device. OK tells the XPort what changes to
use; Apply Settings makes the changes permanent and reboots the XPort.
2. Click Yes to set factory settings or click No to cancel.
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From the drop-down menu, select the purpose of the specified pin. See
Configurable Pin Functions for a description of each available function.
Select whether the pin is an Input or an Output.
Select the signal active level (Low or High)
CP0 MUST be set HIGH for NET485
Monitors input using the 77F0 port or controls output by the 77F0 port.
Indicates channel 1 status and extended diagnostics when status LED
3 is lit.
Allows for flow control on the connection with hardware handshaking.
You can set Pin 1 for CTS.
Allows for control of the RS485 Transmit Enable signal.
CP0 MUST be set to RS485 Transmit Enable for NET485.
NET485 User Guide