User manual

Publication 1768-UM001C-EN-P - November 2007
Communicate over Networks 37
Communicate with ASCII Devices
When you configure the serial port for User mode, you can use it to:
• read ASCII characters from a weigh scale module or bar code reader.
• send and receive messages from an ASCII triggered device, such as a
MessageView terminal.
To communicate with ASCII devices, perform this procedure.
1. In the Controller Organizer of RSLogix 5000 programming software,
right-click your controller and choose Properties.
Connection from the Controller’s Serial Port to the ASCII Device