Rockwell Automation 2706 DL40 HARDWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 59)

Chapter 6
Other Operating Modes
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Parameter Available choices
Baud Rate 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
Data Bits 7 or 8
➀
Parity None, Odd, Even
➁
Port Use
DL40 Programmer, DL Slaves, Devices Using
Open Protocol
➀ This setting should always be 8 if Port Use is set to Programmer.
➁ This setting should always be None if Port Use is set to Programmer.
Important: Do not set Port Usage to DL Slaves or Devices Using Open
Protocol if downloading message files to the DL40 via the
RS-485 Port.
Triggering Port Settings
The parameters presented here will differ between Remote I/O and Parallel
Port versions of the DL40 Message Display. The following settings are
available only on Remote I/O units. The default value appears in bold.
Parameter Available choices
Message Format Binary, BCD
Variable Format Binary, BCD
Control-W Format BCD, ASCII
Bit Trigger Priority Section
Size
0 to 31 words
Always Send Clock Data Yes or No
➀
➀ If selection is Yes, only clock data will be returned to a PLC no matter what attributes
are set or what data is requested.
The following settings are available only on Parallel Port units. The default
value appears in bold.