8: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration
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I/F (Interface) Mode
The Interface (I/F) Mode is a bit-coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation. The default setting is
4C.
I/F Mode (4C) ? _
The following table displays available I/F Mode options:
Note: All bit positions in the table that are blank represent “don’t care” bits for that
particular option, which can be set to either a 0 or 1 value.
Table 8-2 Interface Mode Options
(1) 2 stop bits are implemented by the software. This might influence performance.
The following table demonstrates how to build some common Interface Mode settings:
Table 8-3 Common Interface Mode Settings
Flow
Flow control sets the local handshaking method for stopping serial input/output. The default setting
is 00.
Flow (00) ? _
I/F Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
RS-232C (1) 0 0
RS-422/485 4-wire 01
RS-485 2-wire 11
7 Bit 1 0
8 Bit 1 1
No Parity 00
Even Parity 11
Odd Parity 01
1 stop bit 0 1
2 stop bits(1) 1 1
Common I/F Mode Setting Binary Hex
RS-232C, 8-bit, No Parity, 1 stop bit 0100 1100 4C
RS-232C, 7-bit, Even Parity, 1 stop bit 0111 1000 78
RS-485 2-wire, 8-bit, No Parity, 1 stop bit 0100 1111 4F
RS-422, 8-bit, Odd Parity, 1 stop bit 0101 1101 5D