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