DS-RPC OWNER’S MANUAL

DETAILED OPERATION AND CONFIGURATION

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Enter a new port device name up to 16 characters. For example, if you are using multiple DS-RPC units on a network, and you want to name the host device Southeast Region, type "SE REGION" followed by <cr>. The module responds:

Module 1 Device Name :

Port

Device

Baud

Word

 

Stop

Parity

Xon/

Xoff/

Line

Drive

 

Name

Rate

Size

 

Bits

 

Xmit

Recv

DTR

RTS

1

SE

9600

8

 

1

None

Off

Off

High

High

 

REGION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter Port Device Name (Max. 16 characters):

 

 

 

 

or ENTER for no change ...........:

 

 

 

If you are satisfied with the new device name,

 

press <cr>. The DS71-MD2 responds again:

 

Enter Host Device Number (1-2)

 

If there are no further changes, press <cr> to

 

return to the configuration menu. The DS71

 

goes directly to the configuration menu.

PORT SELECT

The Port Select Code is an ASCII character

CODE

string sent by the host terminal to the DS71 or

 

DS71-MD2 module to select an I/O port on a

 

DS74 peripheral module. The Port Select

 

Code can range from 1 to 8 characters and is

 

user programmable. Default Port Select

 

Code is $BT.

From the configuration menu, select #4, “Port Select Code,” followed by <cr>. The host module displays the current port select code and asks if you want to change:

Port Select Code is

$BT

Change It ? (Y/N) :

 

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