Rs-232 communication test – Rockwell Automation 1398-DDM-xxx USE MNL/ULTRA 200 DIG.SERVO.DR User Manual
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Publication 1398-5.0 – October 1998
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
11-11
RS-232 Communication Test
This test verifies the functionality of the communications port on an
MS-DOS
based personal computer.
The test uses the Terminal mode available in Microsoft
Windows
.
1. Close all ULTRA Master windows.
2. Select
C
ommunication
from ULTRA Master and verify your
communication settings.
3. Verify the communication cable pin out and check cable continu-
ity. Refer to “RS-232 Connection Diagrams” on page 6-38.
4. If the communication cable is OK, do the following:
A. Disconnect the communication cable from the drive.
(a) Jumper pin 2 and 3 on the D connector of the
communication cable.
(b) Close and exit from ULTRA Master
B. Select the
Terminal
from the Program Manager (Terminal is
usually is in the Accessories group)
C. Select
Settings
from the Main menu
(a) Select
Terminal Emulation
from the drop down menu
(b) Choose
DEC VT-100
(c) Choose
OK
to close the dialog box
D. Select
Settings
from the Main menu
(a) Select
C
ommunications
from the drop down menu
(b) Choose
COM1
(or the number of the communication port
the drive is connected to) from the Connections sliding
list.
(c) Set Baud Rate to
9600
(d) Set Data Bits to
8
(e) Set Stop Bits to
1
(f) Set Parity to
NONE
(g) Set Flow Control to
XON/XOFF
(h) Choose
OK
to close the dialog box.
5. Type any character on the keyboard. The character should echo
back on the screen.