Configuring the serial communication setup – Rockwell Automation 8520-OM Offline Development System Software User Manual

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Configuring ODS

Publication MCD-5.1 -August 1999

ODS allows you to configure the serial communication baud rate.
Use the

[F5]

–Configuration pulldown menu to access

Serial comm setup

Use this procedure to configure your serial communication device:

1. Select the

Serial comm setup

option from the

[F5]

–Configuration menu. The following list box appears:

Select the appropriate baud rate for your serial communication
device. To abort this activity, select

2. If you are using Windows NT, the following list box appears after

you select the appropriate baud rate for your serial
communication device:

Select a serial communication port that is appropriate for your
system. To abort this activity, select

. For DOS and

Windows 95

t operating systems, make this selection in the DF1

device driver setup in the CONFIG.SYS file.

Once your selections are made, the configuration menu
disappears, but ODS saves your selections as your default settings
whenever ODS is started.

Configuring the Serial

Communication Setup