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Communication Menu Configuration
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26 COMMUNICATION MENU CONFIGURATION: (COMM)
Communication Operation Requirement: Communication Option Board must be installed as either
equipped by model or by user-option add-on upgrade.
Purchasing the controller with Serial Communications permits an instrument or more meters to be
configured or monitored remotely from an IBM PC compatible computer using software available from
the website or on the CD-ROM enclosed with your shipment. For complete and detail instructions
for the use of the Communication Option, refer to the Serial Communication Reference Manual.
•
Installation: The communication board you ordered, as option upgrade must be plugged into
main board via socket J11 next to the power transformer with on-board connector P11. Refer to
Option Board Locations and Installation Section 5.2.2.
• Push-Button Menu Configuration will be inaccessible during Serial Communication.
Main Communication Configuration Menu Flowchart
COMM Enter COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION MENU:
Press ‘MENU’ 1) 7 times until display shows "COMM" Communication Configuration Menu.
Press ‘RESET/ENTER 2) Display shows "COM.PAR" Communication Parameter Setting Submenu.
Press ‘MENU’ 3)
If necessary, Select the other available following sequential submenu
items: "bUS.FMt", "dAt.FMt", "MOdbUS", "AddRES", and "SERCNt" for your
desired setup or press ‘RESET/ENTER’ to enter "COM.PAR" Communication
Parameter Setting Submenu.
COMPAR
(Communication Parameters)
bAUd
(Baud Rate)
PARItY
StOP
(Stop Bit)
1bit
2bit
NONE Odd
EVEN
300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600
19200
COMM
(Communication)
COM.PAR
(Communication Parameters)
bUS.FMt
(Bus Format)
dAt.FMt
(Data String Format)
MOdbUS
ADDRES
(Address)
SERCNt
(Serial Count)