User Manual

Installing the Device Driver 21
Configuring Port Properties
Configuring Port Properties
You can configure specific port properties for this adapter with these options:
• Override and lock baud rate to a specific value
• Timeout on transmit data on port close
• Map CD to DSR
• Map 2 stop bits to 1
• Wait on physical transmission before completing write
• Emulate modem hardware RING signal
• Clone all Comtrol ports for board
Use the following procedure to access the Port Properties.
1. Access the Main Setup Tab
(Page 19), select the port you
want to configure from the
Configuration list, and select
Properties.
2. Enable the features you want
to use.
a. Override and lock baud rate
to: This option lets you
lock selected ports to
specific baud rates.
You can select a value from
the drop list or enter the
appropriate value.
After you do so, no matter
what baud rate is selected
in a host application, the
actual rate used is the rate
specified here.
Note: Not all rates are
supported by all
Comtrol products.
See the hardware
documentation to
determine if the
adapter supports the desired rate. To use rates above 230.4 Kbps,
you must also reset the scan rate (Page 20
).