Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual - Manual (Page 92)

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Chapter 4 Communicate with Serial Devices
The Controller Properties dialog box appears
2. Click the User Protocol tab.
ASCII Instructions
The controller supports ASCII instructions to communicate with ASCII
devices. Your Logix Designer application CDROM includes programming
examples by using ASCII instructions.
For information about using these examples, see the Logix5000 Controllers
Common Procedures Programming Manual, publication
1756-PM001 .
Table 6 - Default Serial Port Configuration Settings
Field Description
Read/Write Buffer Size Specify the maximum size (in bytes) of the data array you plan to send and receive. The default is 82 bytes.
Termination Character 1 & 2 In the Termination Character 1 and Termination Character 2 fields, enter the character you wish to use to designate the end of a line.
Append Character 1 & 2 In the Append Character 1 and Append Character 2 fields, enter the character you wish to append to the end of a line.
XON/XOFF Choose whether to regulate the flow of incoming data. The default is disabled.
Echo Mode Choose whether to echo data back to the device from which it was sent. The default is disabled.
Delete Mode Choose Ignore, CTR, or Printer for the Delete mode. The default is Ignore.