User’s Manual of ICS-10x

4.5 Serial Port Configuration

The page shows the converter’s serial Port configuration. The screen in Figure 4-52 appears.

Figure 4-52Converter Status page screen

The page includes the following fields:

Mode

From the drop-down menu, select the serial port mode:

 

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RS232

 

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RS-422

 

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RS-485

Baudrate

The unit and attached serial device, such as a modem, must agree on a speed or

 

baud rate to use for the serial connection, Valid baud rates.

 

It’s in the range of 110bps to 921600bps.

Character Bits

Indicates the number of the bits in a transmitted data package. The allowed value

 

is 5,6,7,8

 

 

The default is “8”.

Parity type

Checks for the parity type. The default value is “none”.

Stop Bit

The stop bit follows the data and parity bits in serial communication. It indicates

 

the end of transmission. The default is “1”.

Hardware Flow Control Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network to ensure it is processed efficiently. Too much data arriving before a device is prepared to manage it causes lost or retransmitted data.

 

 

XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR

 

 

The default value is “none”.

 

Delimiter

Character The Character 1 and Character 2 allow the use to enter two ASCII

 

 

character (in hex format) that delimit the beginning and end of a message. When

 

 

a message with both there delimiters is received at the serial port, the data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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