Serial Communications, cont’d
TPS150 Switching and Transmission System • Serial Communications4-4The transmitter’s serial port is factory-configured to 9600 baud, no parity, no
flow control, half-duplex mode. If desired, the computer’s serial port settings
can be changed from within the ICS100 program.
2. Click Communications > Comm Port > Comm 1 (or the correct Comm port). The
serial port setup window appears (figure 4-3).
Figure 4-3 — Serial port setup window
3. Click in the appropriate radio buttons to select the desired settings for the
computer connected to the transmitter.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Inline Model > Select Address. The addresses window (figure 4-4)
appears.
Figure 4-4 — Addresses window
The transmitter 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 transmitter is
addressed, it can accept an unlimited number of commands. If a different unit
is addressed, the TPS150 ignores subsequent commands until it is addressed
again.
The factory-installed default address is 97, but this number can be changed.
The transmitter can also take commands after receiving a broadcast address of
00, but it does not send responses. Broadcast addressing is for multiple units
on a network serial line in half-duplex mode.
6. Click and drag on the slider or click the scroll up ( ) or scroll down ( )
button until the desired address is visible.
7. Click on the desired address. The default address is 97.
8. Click OK.