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SUMMIT 8800 COMMUNICATION 08
8 .2 .2 Basic RS 232/485 serial port settings
When selecting the serial ports, the user is presented from the drop down a list of options for
various types of communication:
Figure 167 Serial port type selection and a typical setting
For RS232/485 links the following settings are always required:
Baud rate The speed of transmission in bits per second between 300 and 38400.
Parity A check on correct transmission: none, odd, even, space or mark.
Stop bits Gap between two transmitted words, 1 or 2 stop bits
Mode RS232 or RS 485
Word size Size of 1 word: 7 or 8 bits
It is essential to match these settings with the settings of the devices communicating with, oth-
erwise garbled information will be transferred.
8 .2 .3 Basic Ethernet settings
To establish communication to the SUMMIT 8800 over Ethernet, the basic settings under the
general section is always needed:
Figure 168 Ethernet configuration page