Serial Port Profiles

Serial Port Profiles

Common Tabs

Overview

There are several functions that are common to more than one profile. These functions are:

zHardware—Configure the physical serial line parameters. See Hardware Tab Field Descriptions on page 70.

zPacket Forwarding—Configure data packet parameters. See Packet Forwarding Tab Field Descriptions on page 72.

Hardware Tab Field Descriptions

The Hardware tab configures all the serial port hardware connection information.

Configure the following parameters:

Serial Interface

Specifies the type of serial line that is being used with the IOLAN.

 

Data Options: EIA-232, EIA-422, or EIA-485. TS2 models support only

 

EIA-232.

 

Default: EIA-232

Speed

Specifies the baud rate of the serial line; keep in mind that speed is affected by

 

the length of the cable. You can also specify a custom baud rate. When you

 

enter a custom baud rate, the IOLAN will calculate the closest baud rate

 

available to the hardware. The exact baud rate calculated can be viewed in the

 

Serial Ports statistics.

 

Range: 50-230400, custom supports 50-1843200

 

Default: 9600

Data Bits

Specifies the number of bits in a transmitted character.

 

Default: 8

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Perle Systems TS2, DS1 manual Serial Port Profiles, Common Tabs, Hardware Tab Field Descriptions

DS1, TS2 specifications

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