GE BECCO2200 manual RTS Off Time, Intercharacter Timeout, Remote Reply Timeout

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BECCO2200 DCA
Configuration Guide	GE Energy Services

BAUD Rate	Character Time (ms)

110	91
300	34
600	17
1200	9
2400	5
4800	3
9600	2

Table 5 Character Times at the Supported BAUD Rates

4.2.5 RTS Off Time

This parameter specifies the time, in milliseconds, that the RTS line will remain asserted after the last character has entered the SIO output buffer. The value configured here will be dependent on the speed and the type of communication hardware used. Refer to Table 5 for a list of character times at the supported baud rates.

☞NOTE: If either RTS On Time or the RTS Off Time are configured to be non-

zero, the RTS Off Time must be configured to at least one character time. If modem signals are not desired, set both the RTS On Time and RTS Off Time to 0.

4.2.6 Intercharacter Timeout

This parameter specifies the maximum time, in milliseconds, that the BECO2200 DCA should wait for the next character in the reply message. The value configured here will be dependent on the speed and the type of communication hardware used, and must be at least one character time. Refer to Table 5 for a list of character times at the supported baud rates.

☞NOTE: Since the BECO2200 DCA uses the Intercharacter Timeout to determine

the end of a variable length message, this parameter should be configured to no more than 2 to 5 character times. Configuring this value with too large of a value may impede the speed at which the BECO2200 DCA polls the devices.

4.2.7 Remote Reply Timeout

This parameter specifies the maximum time, in milliseconds, that the BECO2200 DCA should wait for the receipt of a complete device response. The value configured here will be dependent on the speed and the type of communication hardware used. The value must be large enough to receive the maximum message length possible from the BECO2200 device. The maximum message length is 255 characters. Refer to Table 5 for a list of character times at the supported baud rates.

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Contents BECCO2200 DCA Configuration GuideTrademark Notices Table of Contents Configuring the A164MODE Table Configuring the A164DTBL Configuration Table BECCO2200 DCA List of Figures Viii List of Tables BECCO2200 DCA About this Guide Purpose of this GuideWho Should Use this Guide Introduction to the Wesdac D20 RTU GEN-0003 Additional DocumentationHow this Guide is Organized Xiv Overview Xvi BECO2200 DCA Configuration Tables Configuration TablesConfiguration Sequence Wesdac Point Allocation Configuring Win for the BECO2200 DCAAnalog Inputs Binary InputsBinary Outputs CountersConfiguring the A164APPL Table General InformationDescription of Fields SOE Buffer Overflow Option Reply Buffer Size AdjustmentSOE Buffer Size Adjustment DCA IndexDevice Event Response Time BECCO2200 DCA BECO2200 DCA A164PORT Configuration Table Configuring the A164PORT TableRTS On Time Communication Port NameCommunication Port Parity Baud RateIntercharacter Timeout Remote Reply TimeoutRTS Off Time Number of Devices on Port Line Idle TimeRetries Before Failure Failures Before Off-lineBECO2200 DCA A164UNIT Configuration Table Configuring the A164UNIT TableRemote Address Unit TypeType 0 Read Interval Type 4 Read Interval Type 1 Read IntervalType 2 Read Interval Type 3 Read IntervalType 7 Read Interval Type 8 Read IntervalTime Synchronization Interval Configuring the A164MODE Table A164MODE First DvcfNumber of Dvcf BECCO2200 DCA Configuring the A164DVCF Configuration Table Number of Data Records First UnitNumber of Units First Data RecordConfiguring the A164DTBL Configuration Table Table Type Point NumberData Value Appendix AMessages Logged by the BECO2200 DCA Fatal Error MessagesF103 Bad Cfgdca record counts, must be F100 Bad A164APPL record counts, must beF101 Bad A164PORT record counts, must be F102 Bad A164UNIT record counts, must beF107 x WESDACy pnts configured, z required F105 Invalid SOE Overflow parameterF106 Total # devices exceeds Unit size F111 Bad A164DVCF record counts, must be F108 x table creation errorF110 Fatal errors exist in configuration F109 Cannot find x database tableF123 Dvcf Record x, invalid Number of Units F120 Mode Record x, invalid First DvcfF121 Mode Record x, invalid Number of Dvcf F122 Dvcf Record x, invalid First UnitF125 Dvcf Record x, invalid Number of Type-Point F200 Error x on win openF201 Error x signaling A164-D-00 process F203 Error x creating A164-y-z exchangeF207 Unable to allocate buffers F204 Error x spawning A164-y-z processF205 Error x activating A164-y-z process F206 Process A164-x-y died while initializingE302 Port rec x, num of devices exceeds Unit Non-Fatal Error MessagesE300 Port rec x, invalid baud rate E301 Port rec x, invalid failures before offlineE305 Unit rec x, invalid unit type E303 Port rec x, configuration badE307 Unit rec x, configuration bad E304 Port rec x, invalid unit addressE308 Port rec x, num of devices cannot = E399 Non-fatal errors exist in configurationE400 Error x opening port y E401 Error x setting character portE405 Error x activating A164-y-z process E402 Error x setting SIO timersE403 Error x creating A164-y-z exchange E404 Error x spawning A164-y-z processE408 Unable to allocate polling list E407 Error x signalling A164-y-z processE409 Error x, invalid start signal from Spawner E406 Process A164-x-y died while initializingPSOS Interface Warnings I702 Port rec x, invalid RTS off time Information MessagesI700 Port rec x, invalid reply time-out I701 Port rec x, invalid RTS on timeI703 Port rec x, invalid intercharacter timeout I704 No Configuration deletingI705 Port rec x, no polling required AO Operate Failed Output Request Return CodesDemand Scan Failed Do Operate FailedAscii Glossary of TermsRAM Menu-oriented software program that operates on a personal A164-0CG-1.00-2Restricted List of Acronyms and Abbreviations