Rockwell Automation 2706-M1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 HARDWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 31)

3–8 Front Panel Editor
Publication 2706–816
ASCII Triggering or Slave Device communication
The RS-232 port is connected to an ASCII Triggering controlling
device or to a master device. Its parameters are set via the
application, and can be viewed and edited via the Front Panel Editor
(FPE).
To view or edit RS-232 parameters in an ASCII Triggering or
Slave Device terminal:
1. Select Serial Communication from the FPE main menu and
press the Enter key to display the RS-232 port parameter
submenu.
Terminal Function
Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits
Hardware Handshake
Node Address
Baud
This table lists the RS-232 parameters you can edit using the Front
Panel Editor.
RS-232 parameters Description
Terminal Function
Displays the function of the terminal. (Not available on RIO
terminals.)
The options are: ASCII Trigger, Slave Device.
➀
Node Address
Displays the node address of the MessageView terminal on
the network.
The options are: Integers from 1 to 127.
Baud
Displays the current baud rate.
The options are: 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200, 38400.
Data Bits
Displays the current number of data bits.
The options are: 7 and 8.
Parity
Displays the parity of the data.
The options are: Odd, Even, and None.
Stop Bits
Displays the number of stop bits in the transmission.
The options are: 1 and 2.
Hardware Handshake
Displays the status of the hardware handshake.
The options are: Disabled and Enabled.
➀
Slave Device is an option only for a 421D terminal without a daughterboard, Catalog No.
2706-M1D.
2. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 above.
3. Press the Enter key to save the highlighted setting and return
to the Serial Communication submenu.
Or press the Ack key to return to the Serial Communication
submenu without changing the setting.