KEYENCE BL-700 Series - Manual (Page 66)

Chapter 4 Installing the Setup Software
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4.2 Setup Software Operating Procedure
4.2.1 Operating procedure
To set up the BL using the setup software, follow the procedure below.
1. Connect the BL to the host computer using a null modem cable.
For the recommended cable, see P. 12 and P. 19.
2. Start the BL setup software.
3. In “Select Model” of “File/etc...”, select the model to be connected (“BL-700”).
4. Select a setup item, and set it to the desired condition.
5. Before sending the updated settings to the BL-700, click on [COM PORT] to
match the communication parameters of the personal computer with the current
settings of the BL.
The default settings of the BL are as follows:
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Baud rate: 9600 bit/s
• Data length: 7 bit
• Parity: Even
• Stop bit length: 1 bit
• PLC link: Don’t use
• Multi-drop link: Disabled
Immediately after you purchase the BL, set [COM PORT] to the above settings.
If you do not know the current settings of the BL, press the BL TEST switch for
approximately 8 seconds. The 1st, 3rd and 5th STABILITY LEDs from the top
will flash simultaneously. The settings listed above are fixed. Execute (6) “Send/
receive settings”.
6. Click on [Transfer] to send the updated settings to the BL.
(The current settings of the BL can also be read.)
7. Select [FILES] to save or print the settings, as required.
8. After the setup procedure is completed, click on [Exit] to close the setup soft-
ware.