Character Mode Communication Configuration Screen
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The following pages provide an introduction to the configuration screen for Character Mode communication.
Accessing the Configuration Screen
The following table describes the procedure for accessing the configuration screen for Character Mode communication:
Step
Action
1
Open the Serial Port sub-directory in the project browser.
2
On the screen that appears, select Character mode link in the Function box.
Character Mode Communication Configuration Screen
The figure below shows the default configuration screen for Character Mode communication:
Description
These zones are used to configure channel parameters. In the online mode, these zones are accessible. In the offline mode, these zone are accessible but some parameters may not be accessible and are grayed out.
The following table shows the different zones of the Character Mode communication configuration screen:
Element
Comment
Message end detection parameters
These parameters are accessible via two zones:
  • Stop on reception,
  • Stop on silence.
Signal and physical line parameters
These parameters are accessible via three zones:
  • Physical line,
  • Signals,
  • RTS/CTS delay.
Transmission parameters
These parameters are accessible via four zones:
  • Transmission speed,
  • Data,
  • Stop bits,
  • Parity.
Default Values
The following table shows the default values for Character Mode communication parameters:
Configuration parameters
Value
Message end detection parameters
Stop on reception
None
Stop on silence
None
Signal and physical line parameters
Physical line
RS232
Signals
RX/TX
Transmission parameters
Transmission speed
9600 bits/s
Data
8 bits
Stop
1 bit
Parity
Odd