1 overview of serial port management – Westermo RedFox Series User Manual
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Westermo OS Management Guide
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❼ Microlok gateway: WeOS units can act as gateway between Microlok units on
the serial port and Microlok units on UDP/IP networks.
describes
WeOS Microlok gateway support.
❼ PPP network interface: For WeOS units with proper software level, the se-
rial port can be used to establish PPP connections, with or without external
modem. See
for more information.
38.1
Overview of Serial Port Management
The table below presents the serial port management features in WeOS.
Feature
General Description
Enable/disable Serial Port
1
X
X
Select type (RS-232/422/485)
2
X
X
Speed
X
X
Data bits
X
X
Parity
X
X
Stop bits
X
X
Hardware flow control
3
X
X
Software flow control
X
X
Termination
2
X
X
Note
For details on RS-422 or RS-485 pinouts, see the User Guide of your specific
product (listed in
). For background information on RS-422 and
RS-485 technology and applications, see the Westermo Handbook 5.0[
(pages 29-30).
38.1.1
Serial Port Settings
The serial port settings include the following parameters:
1
Only applicable to ”combo” RS-232/422/485 ports. ”Regular” serial ports only supporting RS-
232, as well as ”combo” RS-422/485 ports, are always enabled.
2
Only applicable for ports with RS-422/485 support, either the ”combo” RS-232/422/485 or the
”combo” RS-422/485
3
Hardware flow-control is only applicable for ports running in RS-232 mode.
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