Chapter3 PXISerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
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4. Double-click on the port you want to configureand refer to the
followinginstructions:
•Toview the hardware resources assigned to the serial port, click
on the Resources tab.
•Toview or change the port settings, click on the Port Settings tab.
Formore information about the settings, refer to the next section,
Port Settings Tab.
•Tochange the RS-485 transceiver mode, or to enable or disable
the FIFOs on the serial hardware, in the Port Settings tab, click
onthe Advanced button. For more information about the settings,
refer to the next section, Port Settings Tab.
Note Transceivermodes apply to RS-485 interfaces only. For more information about
transceivermodes, refer to Chapter 6, Using Your Serial Hardware.
5. Tosave your changes, click on the OK button. To exit without saving
the changes, click on the Cancel button.
Port Settings TabInthe Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on
thearrow button to the right of a field. When you click on the arrow button,
alist of valid values for that field appears and you can select the desired
setting from the list. Figure 3-3 shows the Port Settings tab.