10-8Communicating with Devices on a Serial Link

This Field

Specifies

Configure by Doing the Following

Stop bits

Match the number of stop bits to the

Select 1, 1.5, or 2.

 

device with which you are

 

 

communicating

 

 

 

 

Control line

Select the mode in which the driver

 

operates.

Select a method appropriate for your system’s configuration:

If you are not using a modem, choose NO HANDSHAKING.

If you are using a full-duplex modem, choose FULL-DUPLEX.

Option Settings

Duplicate detect

Whether you want the controller to

Select the desired setting.

 

detect and ignore duplicate messages

 

 

 

 

ACK timeout

The amount of time you want the

 

controller to wait for an

 

acknowledgment to its message

 

transmission

Enter a value 0-65535. Limits are defined in 20 ms intervals. For example to wait 40 ms, type 2. The recommended time elapse is 1 second. Specify 1 second by typing 50.

MSG appl

The number of seconds within which

Enter one of the following values:

timeout

the reply message must be received

 

 

 

before the error bit is set on the

1:30-60 seconds

 

 

message. The timer starts when the

 

 

 

ladder program first initiates the

2:60-90 seconds

 

 

message and is restarted if/when the

 

 

 

ACK is received

3:90-120 seconds

 

 

 

4:120-150 seconds

 

 

 

5:150-180 seconds

 

 

 

6:180-210 seconds

 

 

 

7:210-240 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

NAK receive

The number of NAKs your controller

Enter a value 0-255.

The recommended setting is 3.

 

can receive in response to a

 

 

 

transmitted message

 

 

 

 

 

 

DF1 ENQS

The number of enquiries (ENQs) that

Enter a value 0-255.

The recommended setting is 3.

 

you want the controller to send after

 

 

 

an ACK timeout

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publication 1785-UM012D-EN-P - July 2005

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Bradley Smoker PLC-5 user manual Option Settings, DF1 Enqs