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Terminal menu selections, Communicating with a drive – Parker Products ViX250AE User Manual

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5. EASI-V SOFTWARE 77

Terminal Menu Selections

Terminal menu selections control the setup and configuration of communication between a
PC and drive.

Communicating with a Drive

The default settings of a new drive from power-up are RS232 communications with an
address setting of #1. Wire the RS232 communication lead as described in the Electrical
Installation section.

WARNING

To avoid causing damage to a PC serial port the drive must be earthed before making

any serial connections.

Connect the RS232 lead between the drive’s X3 socket and the controlling PC’s RS232
connector.

Configure the serial communications

From the Terminal menu choose Settings
to display the following Communications
port configuration dialogue box.

The default settings used are:

Port

COM1

BAUD rate

9600

Options

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Figure 5-4. Comms Port Configuration

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