Comtrol Rocket Port User Manual

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RocketPort Series/RocketModem IV Driver User Guide: 2000564 Rev. A Sending and Receiving Test Data (RS-232/422 and RS-485:
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Select File > Open Port, the
appropriate port (or ports)
from the Open Ports drop-
down list and click Ok.

Note: If you left Port Monitor

open from the previous
subsection, you should
show that the port is
open.

Go to the next procedure to send
and receive test data.

Sending and
Receiving Test Data
(RS-232/422 and
RS-485: 4-Wire)

You can use this procedure to send and receive test data through the port or ports
that you want to test.

If you have not done so, perform

Install the loopback plug onto the port (or ports) that you want to test.

on Page 7 if you need to

build loopback plugs.

Select Port > Send and Receive Test Data.

You should see the
alphabet scrolling
across the port. If so,
then the port installed
properly and is
operational.

Note: If you left Port

Monitor
running, it
should show
data sent and
received and
show the
average data
throughput on
the port.

Select Port > Send and
Receive Test Data to stop
the scrolling data.

You can go to the next
procedure to run the Loopback Test on Page 60 if this is an RS-232 port.

If this test successfully completed, then the port is operational as expected.

Note: Do NOT forget to restart the communications application.