Rockwell Automation 5370 CVIM Communications Manual User Manual

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Chapter 5

Using the RS-232 Ports

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Figure 5.2
RS–232 Cabling.

DB25 Female (IBM PC/XT, VT–220, etc.)
View from the back of the connector

DB9 Male (CVIM)
View from the back

DB9 Female (IBM PC/AT)
View from the back

Note: Connections for Catalog No. 2801–N27 I/O Interface Box RS–232 Port A with CVIM Series B
Module is shown in this illustration. Refer to Chapter 3 for other RS–232 Connections.

A host device (SYS or CFG) can request or manipulate the following data
through the RS-232 ports (A&B):

Obtain CVIM module results information. Refer to Appendix A, B and C
(CFG or SYS host).

Upload or download CVIM module configurations for inspections. Refer
to Appendix D (CFG host).

Issue Read/Write commands between the following CVIM module
memory locations (CFG host):

CVIM module Random Access Memory (RAM) and CVIM module
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM).

CVIM module RAM and RAM card. The RAM card slides into a slot on
front of the CVIM module.

Change run-time display (SYS host).

Enable/Disable local I/O board (SYS host).

Force local I/O On or Off (SYS host).

What Functions can be
performed over the RS–232
Interfaces?