Cooper Instruments & Systems DFI INFINITY B Ultra High Performance Digital Force Indicator - Manual (Page 65)

Purchasing the controller with Serial Communications permits an instrument or more meters to be configured or monitored
remotely from an IBM PC compatible computer using software available from the website or on the CD-ROM
enclosed with your shipment. For complete and detail instructions for the use of the Communication Option, refer to the
Serial Communication Reference Manual.
• Installation: The communication board you ordered, as option upgrade must be plugged into main board via socket J11
next to the power transformer with on-board connector P11. Refer to Option Board Locations and Installation Section
5.2.2.
• Push-Button Menu Configuration will be inaccessible during Serial Communication.
Main Communication Configuration Menu Flowchart
COMM
Enter COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION MENU:
Press ‘MENU’ 1) 7 times until display shows "COMM" Communication Configuration Menu.
Press ‘RESET/ENTER’ 2) Display shows "COM.PAR" Communication Parameter Setting Submenu.
Press ‘MENU’
3) If necessary, Select the other available following sequential submenu items: "bUS.FMt",
"dAt.FMt", "MOdbUS", "AddRES", and "SERCNt" for your desired setup or press
‘RESET/ENTER’ to enter "COM.PAR" Communication Parameter Setting Submenu.
26.1 COM.PAR Enter COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS Submenu:
Allows the user to adjust and modify Serial Communication Parameters settings of the instrument. When connecting an
instrument to a computer or other device, the communication parameters must match with each other. Generally the
default settings should be utilized.
bAUd
Press ‘RESET/ENTER’ 4) Display shows " bAUd" Baud Rate setting submenu. If necessary to select other
available following submenus: "PARIty", "StOP", use or press the ‘MENU’ button.
Press ‘RESET/ENTER’ 5) Display flashes "009600" (default) or previous setting of baud rate.
Press ‘▲/MAX’
6) Scroll through the available following baud rate: "000300", "000600", "001200",
"002400", "004800", "009600" and "019200" for your desired setting.
PARIty
Press ‘RESET/ENTER’ 7) Display shows "StOREd" stored message momentarily and then advances to the
"PARIty" Parity setting submenu.
Press ‘RESET/ENTER’ 8) Display flashes "_Odd" Odd (default) option or previous setting.
Press ‘▲/MAX’
9) Scroll through the following available options: "_Odd", "NONE" and "EVEN" for your
desired setting.
StOP
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