Comtrol DeviceMaster LT - Manual (Page 38)

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Configuring COM Port Properties for Windows
Configuring COM Port Properties for Windows
The following is a COM port properties configuration overview. Use the
DeviceMaster Device Driver (NS-Link) User Guide (also available on the CD) or the
NS-Link Help system for detailed configuration information.
1. Highlight the first port you want to configure.
2. Complete the screen appropriately for the serial device that you plan on
connecting to the port and click Ok.
a. Select the appropriate communications mode.
b. Enable the features that you want to use.
c. Optionally, click the RTS
Toggle Options button:
• If your communications
application does not toggle
RTS when transmitting in
RS-485 mode.
• If you are using an
external RS-232 to RS-485
converter, which is
attached to a port that is
configured for RS-232.
d. Click the appropriate options
for your environment.
e. Click OK to save the changes and return to the port General tab.
3. If desired, click the Clone check box to set all of the ports on this DeviceMaster
LT to these characteristics.
4. Optionally, change the User-Friendly Port Name.
5. If desired, select a different COM Name (COM port number). The drop-down
list displays (in use) next to COM port numbers that are already in use in this
system. Do not duplicate COM port numbers as this will cause the ports to not
function.