CTL208CM Control Panel Module • Serial Communications
CTL208CM Control Panel Module • Serial Communications
Serial Communications, cont’d

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a. Click in the appropriate radio buttons to select the
desired settings.
b. Click Ok.
If you change the serial protocols, communications
between the computer and the control panel module are
lost until the computer is updated to match the new
control panel module settings).
4. Click Inline Model > Select Address. The Addresses window
(figure 4-3) appears.

Figure 4-3 — Addresses window

The control panel module must be addressed before it
will accept and respond to commands. The addressing
operation routes setup information to a particular unit
on a network and enables command responses. Once the
control panel module is addressed, it can accept an
unlimited number of commands. If a different unit is
addressed, the CTL208 ignores subsequent commands
until it is addressed again.
The factory-installed default address is 97, but this
number can be changed. The control panel module can
also take commands after receiving a broadcast address of
00, but it will not send responses. Broadcast addressing
is for multiple units on an RS-485 serial line in half
duplex mode.
After you are finished sending commands to the control
panel module, always end the session by selecting a
different address than the one assigned to the CTL208.
This prevents the module from responding to commands
meant for another unit.
5. Click and drag on the slider or click the scroll up ( ) or
down ( ) button until the desired address is visible.
6. Click on the desired address. The default address is 97.
7. Click Ok.
Using the software to program the CTL208CM
Use the control program to program the CTL208 buttons as
follows:
1. Click Inline Model > Query Hardware to configure the
ICS100 program to communicate with the CTL208 and to
confirm that communications have been established with
the control panel module. The Connected window
appears (figure 4-4).

Figure 4-4 — Connected window

Click Ok.
2. Click Controls > Control Panel. The CTL208 control panel
(figure 4-5) appears.

Figure 4-5 — CTL208 control panel window