4. Administration

To set up the serial communications parameters, put a check in the Enable checkbox, and make your parameter selections according to the information provided in the table below.

Port Property Settings

The meanings of the property settings are given in the following table:

Setting

Meaning

 

 

Baud Rate

 

This sets the port’s data transfer speed. Choices are from 300—

 

115200 (drop down the list to see them all). Set this to match the

 

baud rate setting of the connected device. Default is 9600 (which

 

is a basic setting for many serial devices).

 

 

Data Bits

This sets the number of bits used to transmit one character of

 

data. Choices are: 5, 6, 7 and 8. Set this to match the data bit

 

setting of the connected device. Default is 8 (which is the default

 

for the majority of serial devices).

 

 

Parity

This bit checks the integrity of the transmitted data. Choices are:

 

None; Odd; Even. Set this to match the parity setting of the

 

connected device. Default is None (which is the default for the

 

majority of serial devices).

 

 

Stop Bits

This indicates that a character has been transmitted. Set this to

 

match the stop bit setting of the connected device. Choices are: 1

 

and 2. Default is 1 (which is the default for the majority of serial

 

devices).

 

 

Flow Control

This allows you to choose how the data flow will be controlled.

 

Choices are: None, Hardware (RTS/CTS), and XON/XOFF. Set

 

this to match the flow control setting of the connected device.

 

Default is None.

 

 

Enable Toggle

Enabling this parameter allows the DTR signal to toggle between

DTR

disabled and enabled when the port is occupied. Choices are: No

 

and Yes. Default is No.

 

Note: For some devices, in order for Enabled to work correctly,

 

you must first disable DTR (select No, then click Update), then

 

Enable it (select Yes, then click Update).

Online Detect

This allows you to set the DSR signal to detect online status or not.

 

Choices are: None and DSR. Default is DSR.

 

 

Out CRLF

This allows you to select whether to send a Carriage Return and

Translation

Line Feed signal (CRLF), or only a Carriage Return signal (CR).

 

Choices are: None (which sends CRLF) and CRLF → CR (which

 

only sends CR), Default is None.

 

Note: If your device outputs double spaced lines, it means that a

 

line feed is automatically added to a carriage return signal. In that

 

case, choose CRLF → CR.

 

 

Suspend

The Suspend character is used to bring up the Suspend Menu in

Character

Telnet sessions (see Permissions, page 31).

 

Note: Valid characters are from A–Z, except H, I, J, and M. Those

 

four characters may not be used.

 

 

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