WaveWare Adaptive AlphaNet User Manual
Page 24

Step-by-step tutorial in setting up connection devices, sites, and groups
24
2 — Installing AlphaNET™ 3.0 software and setting up sites
7. O
nce you select OK, the following window appears:
8. I
f you want to change any of the local settings, make sure Local
Wired Com 2 is highlighted as above and then select Edit. Use the
following window to change the settings and then select OK:
Table 4: Local setup
Item
Name
Directions
A
COM Port
Select the port on your PC that is cabled to your sign(s).
B
Data Format
Use 7E2 for 7 data bits, even parity, 2 stop bits.
Use 8N1 for 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.
(The 7E2 setting is compatible with most signs, but 8N1
must be used with an AlphaEclipse™ 3500 Series A sign.)
C
Baud Rate
Alpha® signs can receive at baud rates between 1200 and
9600 baud. Only AlphaPremiere™ and AlphaEclipse™ signs
can use the 38400 baud setting.
N O T E
To finish setting up a local
connection, you have to create a
local site using Site Manager.
To see an example of this, see
“Creating the Lobby,
Engineering, and Manufacturing
sites — a wired example” on
page 36.
B
C
A
B A U D R A T E L I M I T
A Converter Box III with a serial
number greater than
AF00004525 (for example,
AF00004526, AF00004527, and
so on) has a minimum baud rate
of 2400. Baud rates of 300 or
1200 will not be accepted, even
though these rates are shown in
Connection Device Editor.