Setup guide

Chapter 3 Driver and Protocol Objects
Object Reference Manual 3-24 www.Automationdirect.com
ASCII
ASCII is a protocol driver class Lookout
Direct
uses to communicate with
any serial device that accepts ASCII characters. This object is only
available with 32-bit versions of Lookout
Direct
.
An ASCII object contains no predefined data points. When you create an
ASCII object, you must define your data request strings as well as the
template LookoutDirect
uses to parse the response frame.
Serial port specifies which COM port the object uses for communicating
to the external device. This does not specify the communication type.
Communication type is determined by the Options»Serial Ports…
command.
Baud rate indicates the rate that LookoutDirect uses to communicate with
the hardware device.
Data bits indicates the number of data bits that Lookout
Direct
uses to
communicate with the hardware. This setting should match the selection
made on the physical device.
Stop bits indicates the number of stop bits that Lookout
Direct
uses to
communicate with the hardware device. This setting should match the
selection made on the physical device.
Parity indicates the parity that LookoutDirect uses to communicate with
the hardware device. This setting should match the selection made on the
physical device.