Omron NT31 NT31C manual Port Communication Method/Communication Type Settings

Setting Conditions for Communications with Host by Using Memory Switches						Section		6-7
	Port Communication Method/Communication Type Settings
Setting Item		Function		Setting Options			Page
Comm. A Method	Set the communication method used at serial			A system program for OMRON			Page 160
	port A. Depending on the communication meth-			model.
	od, further communication condition settings			None/Host Link/NT Link (1:1)/			Page 162
	may be necessary.			NT Link (1:N) (standard or high-			Page 163
				speed)/Bar-Code Reader			Page 165
				Memory link
Comm. B Select	Set whether serial port B is to be used for			RS-232C/RS-422A			Page 167
	RS-232C or RS-422A communication.
Comm. B Method	Set the communication method used at serial			A system program for OMRON			Page 160
	port B. Depending on the communication meth-			model.
	od, further communication condition settings			None/Host Link/NT Link (1:1)/			Page 162
	may be necessary.			NT Link (1:N) (standard or high-			Page 163
				speed)			Page 165
				Memory link
	Communication Condition Settings for The Host Link Method
		Setting Item		Function	Setting Op-			Page
						tions
		Comm. Speed	Sets the communications speed		9600 bps/			Page
		(for host link only)	for communications with the host.		19200 bps			160
	Communication Condition Settings for The NT link (1:1) Method
	No further communication conditions need to be set.
	Communication Conditions Settings for The NT Link (1:N) Method
		Setting Item		Function	Setting Op-			Page
						tions
		Unit No.	Set the unit number of the		0 to 7			Page
		(for NT link (1:N)	NT31/NT31C.					163
		only)
		Comm. Speed	Sets the communications speed		Standard or
			for communications with the host.		high-speed
	Setting The Conditions for Communications with The Memory Link Meth-
	od
		Setting Item		Function	Setting Op-			Page
						tions
		Data bits	Set the data bits length.		7, 8 bits			Page
								165
		Stop bits	Set the stop bits length.		1, 2 bits
		Parity	Set the parity.		None, even,
					odd
		Comm. Speed	Set the communications speed		1200, 2400,
			for communications with the host.		4800, 9600,
					19200, 38400
					bps
		Flow control	Set the flow control and its meth-		None, RS/CS,
			od.		XON/XOFF
		Response	Set whether the response is car-		Yes, No
			ried out for normal process of
			communication command or not.

Possible Combinations

of Communication

Method Settings

The combinations of communication methods that can be set with the NT31/NT31C are indicated in the table below. Combinations other than these listed below cannot be set (when using a system for multi-venders, refer to the PC Connection Manual (V042-E1-j) or NT31/631 Multi Vendor Connection Manual (V060-E1-j).

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