Rockwell Automation 5730 DriveLogix5730 Controller for PowerFlex 700S Drives with Phase II Control User Manual
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Communicating with Devices on a Serial Link
5-3
Configuring the Serial Port of the Controller
Characteristic:
Description (default is shown in bold):
Mode
Select System (for DF1 communication) or User mode (for ASCII communication).
Baud rate
Specifies the communication rate for the serial port. Select a baud rate that all devices in your
system support.
Select 110, 300 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, or 38400 Kbps.
Parity
Specifies the parity setting for the serial port. Parity provides additional message-packet error
detection.
Select None or Even.
Data bits
Specifies the number of bits per message packet.
Select 8.
Stop bits
Specifies the number of stop bits to the device with which the controller is communicating.
Select 1 or 2.
Control line
Specifies the mode in which the serial driver operates.
Select No Handshake, Full-Duplex, Half-Duplex with Continuous Carrier, or Half-Duplex without
Continuous Carrier.
If you are not using a modem, select No Handshake
If both modems in a point-to-point link are full-duplex, select Full-Duplex for both controllers.
1.
In the Controller Organizer, select the Controller folder. Right-click the
selected folder and select Properties.
2.
On the Serial tab, specify serial port characteristics.
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