Moxa Technologies NPort 5400 Series - Manual (Page 36)

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration
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Port alias
Setting Factory Default Necessity
1 to 15 characters
(E.g., PLC-No.1) None Optional
Port Alias is specially designed to allow easy identification of the serial devices which are
connected to the NPort’s serial port.
Serial Parameters
ATTENTION
Check the serial communication parameters in your Serial Device’s user’s manual. You should
set up the NPort’s serial parameters with the same communication parameters used by your serial
devices.
Baud rate
Setting Factory Default Necessity
50 bps to 921600 bps 115200 bps Required
The NPort supports baud rate setting from 50 bps to 921.6 Kbps.
Data bits
Setting Factory Default Necessity
5, 6, 7, 8 8 Required
When the user sets Data bits to 5 bits, the stop bits setting will automatically change to 1.5 bits.
Stop bits
Setting Factory Default Necessity
1, 2 1 Required
Stop bits will be set to 1.5 when Data bits is set to 5 bits.
Parity
Setting Factory Default Necessity
None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark None Required
Flow control
Setting Factory Default Necessity
None, RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR, Xon/Xoff RTS/CTS Required
FIFO
Setting Factory Default Necessity
Enable, Disable Enable Required
The NPort’s serial ports provide a 16-byte FIFO both in the Tx and Rx directions. Disable the
FIFO setting when your serial device does not have a FIFO to prevent data loss during
communication.