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Chapter 3—Operation

April 2001

Configuring the Circuit Monitor Using The Setup Menu

 

 

RS-485, RS-232, and Infrared Port Communications Setup

To set up RS-485, RS-232, or the infrared port communications, set the address, baud rate, and parity. Follow these steps:

1.From the Main Menu, select Setup > Communications. The Communications Setup screen displays.

COMMUNICATIONS

RS-485

RS-232

Infrared Port

Ethernet Option

NOTE: You can set up infrared communications only if the circuit monitor is equipped with a VFD display. Also, you can set up Ethernet communications only if the circuit monitor is equipped with an ECC card.

2.From the Comms Setup menu, select the type of communications that you are using. Depending on what you select, the screen for that communications setup displays, as shown below. Table 3–2describes the options on this menu.

RS-485

 

RS-232

 

 

 

INFRARED PORT

 

 

 

 

 

Protocol

Modbus

Protocol

Modbus

 

 

Protocol

Modbus

Address

1

Address

1

 

 

Address

1

Baud Rate

9600

Baud Rate

9600

 

 

Baud Rate

9600

Parity

Even

Parity

Even

 

 

Parity

Even

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the menu option you want to change.

4.Press the enter button to select the value.The value begins to blink. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the available values. Then, press the enter button to select the new value.

5.Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the other options on the menu, or if you are finished, press the menu button to save.

Table 3–2: Options for Communications Setup

Option

Available Values

Selection Description

Default

 

 

 

 

Protocol

MODBUS

Select MODBUS or JBUS protocol.

MODBUS

 

JBUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

1–255

Device address of the circuit monitor.

1

 

 

See “Setting the Device Address” on

 

 

 

page 14 for requirements of device

 

 

 

addressing.

 

 

 

 

 

Baud

1200

Speed at which the devices will

9600

Rate

2400

communicate. The baud rate must

 

 

4800

match all devices on the

 

 

9600

communications link.

 

 

19200

 

 

 

38400

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schneider Electric 4000 manual Infrared Port, Options for Communications Setup