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A P P E N D I X A: RS - 232 S E R I A L O V E R V I E W A N D C O M M A N D S
I n t ro d u c t i o n
This document outlines Chrysalis’ InstallAdvantage (IA)
Com Por t Setup
Use standard communications settings: Baud Rate: 9600, Data Bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop Bits: 1
IA IN and OUT Por t Pin Configuration
IA serial ports use a standard configuration that allows direct connection to a PC via a FEMALE to MALE serial cable. It uses only three pins (Transmit, Receive, Ground).
The pin configurations are:
IN: | Pin 2 = Transmit | |
| Pin 3 = Receive | |
| Pin 5 | = Ground |
OUT: | Pin 2 | = Receive |
| Pin 3 | = Transmit |
| Pin 5 | = Ground |
Runtime Command Format
Byte Number | Byte Description | Notes |
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0‘#’ |
| Header Character |
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1 to 3 or 4 | Command and | 3 to 4 ASCII characters see formats below |
| Parameter Data | Case sensitive - CAPS ONLY! |
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4 or 5 | ‘$’ | Termination Character (required or command is ignored) |
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InstallAdvantage | 16 |