Mitsubishi Electronics DX-TL5000U instruction manual RS-232C Setting, RS-485 Cascade Setting

COM/LAN System Menu

This menu is used to set the communication settings be- tween this unit and the external device connected.

RS-232C Setting

This item is used to remotely control this unit via a PC con- nected to the RS-232C terminal.

System Menu

1 COM/LAN

1 RS-232C Setting

step1. Select the communication mode.

Remote A: Controls this unit via a PC and this unit returns every status information.

Remote B: Controls this unit via a PC and this unit returns only the response to the command code. Remote C: Controls this unit via a PC and this unit returns nothing.

Off: Does not control this unit via a PC.

step2. Set the port settings shown below.

•Transmission mode

•Data bit length

•Parity bit

•Stop bit length

•Delimiter

•Set all the settings to the same values as the PC connected.

RS-485 Cascade Setting

This item is used to make the settings for the cascade func- tion using the recorders connected via the RS-485 termi- nal.

System Menu

1 COM/LAN

2 RS-485 Cascade Setting

step1. Select the cascade connection mode of this unit.

Standalone: Does not perform the cascade function.

Cascade: Performs the cascade function.

step2. Select the recorder address.

Master ID:01: Sets this unit as the master recorder for the cascade function.

Slave ID:01 to 16: Sets this unit as the slave recorder for the cascade function.

•“Recorder Address” displays only when the “Cascade Connection Mode” is set to “Cascade.”

•Do not set cascade address which is overlapped with that of other recorders.

•When operating cascade function via keyboard, set all the recorders to slave. (When there is the recorder of which cascade address is “Master ID:01,” the cascade function may not operate correctly.)

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

74