Nematron Pointe Controller - Manual (Page 324)

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NOTE: This command also enables (opens) the specified port.
Parameters for this command include:
COM Port – Specify which serial communications port to configure. For
more information on how the ports are numbered, see page 321.
The value of COM Port may be an Input/Memory/Output tag, a literal
numeric value, or some other logical expression that is evaluated every
time the block is executed.
To configure the COM Port parameter, click the button to open a
standard Build Argument dialog.
Baud – 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200 baud; default is 9600.
To configure the Baud parameter, click the button and select a setting
from the drop-down menu.
Parity – None, Even, or Odd parity; default is None.
To configure the Parity parameter, click the button and select a setting
from the drop-down menu.
Data Bits – 7 or 8 data bits; default is 8.
To configure the Data Bits parameter, click the button and select a
setting from the drop-down menu.
Stop Bits – 1, 1.5, or 2 stop bits; default is 1.
To configure the Stop Bits parameter, click the button and select a
setting from the drop-down menu.
Status Tag – The Serial Configure Port command checks for a
communication error at the time of command execution. The Status Tag is
the tag to which the error code, if any, is saved. For more information on
interpreting error codes, see “
Serial Get Comm Errors ” on page 328 .
The value of Status Tag may be any 16-bit Unsigned tag (%IUW, %MUW,
or %QUW).
To configure the Status Tag parameter, click the button to open a
standard Select Tag dialog.