AVE VSI-PRO Communication, Interface Type, Choices RS-232, Passive TAP, RS-485, RX Baud Rate

PROGRAMMING

5.6 COMMUNICATION

This was discussed briefly in the section under “REGISTER SELECT” and will be fully explained here. When you choose your register type under the REGISTER SELECT menu, this automatically formats the VSI-Pro to the appropriate settings needed to communicate with your register. There may be times when you will need to amend these settings for a specific register.

To access the Communication menu, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “COMMUNICATION” and press “Set”. The following menu will appear:

INTERFACE TYPE	RS-232
RX BAUD RATE	AUTO
TX BAUD RATE	AUTO
PARITY
NONE
DATA BITS	8
HANDSHAKE	ON
AUTO LINEFEED	ON
EXIT

Figure 57: COMMUNICATION Sub-Menu

INTERFACE TYPE

Choices: RS-232, PASSIVE TAP, RS-485

To set the interface type for your particular device, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “INTERFACE TYPE” and press and release “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. You can now use the “Up” or “Down” button to make your selection. When your selection appears, press “Set” again. The cursor will stop flashing and you can proceed to the next menu item for programming. RS-232 and RS-485 are defined by IEEE standards, however, the Passive Tap is a high impedance (100K) input with full diode protection. Refer to Table 1 and 1A for respective pin- outs of RS-232 or RS-485.

RX BAUD RATE

Choices: AUTO, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 38.4K

To set the baud rate for your particular device, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “RX Baud Rate” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. You can now use the “Up” or “Down” button to make your selection. When your selection appears, press “Set” again. The cursor will stop flashing and you can proceed to the next menu item for programming.

TX BAUD RATE

Choices: AUTO, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 38.4K

This is a new feature that allows you to set the transmit baud rate to a separate device if you are looping the data back out of the VSI-Pro.

To set the TX Baud Rate for your particular device, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “TX BAUD RATE” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. You can now use the “Up” or “Down” buttons to make your selection. When your selection appears, press “Set”. The cursor will stop flashing and you can proceed to the next menu item for programming.

NOTE ?

When selecting 38.4K, the TX and RX Baud rate must both be 38.4K. However, with any lower baud rate the TX and RX can be any different baud rate.

VSI-Pro VIDEO SERIAL INTERFACE

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