Rice Lake 820i Programmable Indicator/Controller - Installation Manual - Manual (Page 37)

Configuration 33
SERIAL Menu
Parameter Choices Description
Level 2 submenus
PORT 1
PORT 2
PORT 3
PORT 4 CMD
PROGIN
KEYBD
SCALE
IND SC
DISPLAY
IQUBE Specifies the type of data received by the port:
KEYBD: Remote keyboard input
CMD: Remote command input
PROGIN: Programmable input
SCALE:
Legal-for-trade serial scale input
IND SC: Industrial (non-legal-for-trade) scale input
DISPLAY: Display data input for remote units in local/remote configurations
IQUBE:
iQUBE serial scale input
KEYBD is available only on Port 1; SCALE, IND SC, and IQUBE are available only on Ports 3
and 4 and higher (expansion ports).
Note
• The keyboard interface is not hot-pluggable. Power-off the 820i before attaching keyboard
cable to the Port 1 connector.
• Port 3 is used only for the USB interface card
• For iQUBE configuration, set the port type to IQUBE then configure using Revolution
• Print format outputs default to Port 4; if using Port 4 for iQUBE or other scale
connections, reassign needed print formats to another port before configuring.
Level 3 Submenus Port 1–Port 4
BAUD 9600
19200
28800
38400
57600
115200
300
600
1200
2400
4800 Baud rate. Selects the transmission speed for the port.
Note
The maximum baud rate for ports on serial expansion cards (port number greater
than 4) is 19200.
BITS 8NONE
7EVEN
7ODD
8ODD
8EVEN Selects number of data bits and parity of data transmitted or received by the port.
STOP BITS 2
1 Selects number of stop bits transmitted or received by the port.
ECHO ON
OFF Specifies whether characters received by the port are echoed back to the sending unit.
RESPONSE ON
OFF Specifies whether the port transmits replies to serial commands.
TERMIN CR/LF
CR Termination character. Selects termination character for data sent from the port.
EOLDLY 0
0–255 End-of-line delay. Sets the delay period, in 0.01-second intervals, from when a formatted line
is terminated to the beginning of the next formatted serial output. Value specified must be in
the range 0-255, in tenths of a second (10 = 1 second).
Table 3-6. Serial Menu Parameters