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Chapter 2: Configuring the Main Table (A071MAIN)

The main configuration table, A071MAIN, defines the RTU topography including the physical

communication channel parameters, host and RTU station addresses, retry counts, and ANSI

table partition addressing.

Table 2 Character Times

NAME RANGE DESCRIPTION
Port Any valid com port
(hardware dependant)
A character string to hold the direct communication channel
name. For example, for the D20 valid communication ports are
"COM1" through "COM7".
Baud Rate 9600 (96)
4800 (48)
2400 (24)
1200 (12)
600 (6)
300 (3)
This parameter indicates the baud rate to use. This must be set
to the baud rate used by the master station.
A typical baud rate is 9600.
Parity Even (E)
Odd (O)
None (N)
Parity type to use. This must be set to the parity used by the
master station.
A typical setting is Even.
Modem Enabled? Yes (Y)
No (N)
Modem enabled flag.
Checksum BCC (B)
CRC (C)
Checksum format to use on message. This must be set to the
checksum type used by the master station.
A typical setting is BCC.
Embedded Rsp Yes (Y)
No (N)
Embedded response enable flag. This must be set to match the
master station capabilities.
A typical setting is Yes.