Setting send data/rts control – B&B Electronics MIPort Universal PCI Cards 3PCIU8 User Manual
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Setting Send Data/RTS Control
1.
From the Windows Desktop, click
Start
Settings
Control Panel
System
2. On the
System Properties
dialogue box, (click the
Hardware
tab for Windows
XP and 2000), click the
Device Manager
button. The
Device Manager
window
will appear:
3. Click
Ports (COM & LPT)
All installed ports should appear in the list. The COM port number assigned to
each port will be shown.
4. On the
Ports (COM & LPT)
list, double-click the name of the port to be
configured.
5. On the
Port Properties
dialogue, click the Port
Settings
tab.
The dialogue will display the current settings for Bits per second, Data bits, Parity,
Stop bits and Flow control.
6. Click
Advanced…
The
Advanced Port Settings
dialogue will appear. This screen allows you to set
the Receive and Transmit FIFO buffer thresholds, RTS Control parameters,
Hardware handshaking hysteresis level and the COM port name.
7. In the
Advanced Port Settings
under
RTS Control
click
Normal
for RS-232
mode, and
RS-485 Mode
for RS-485 mode.
RTS Control
can be in either mode
for RS-422.
Advanced Port Settings dialogue box for MIport Serial Cards