User manual

Publication AG-UM008C-EN-P - February 2005
4-28 Configuring SLC 5/03, 5/04, and 5/05 Processors
Use Worksheet 4.5 SLC 5/03, 5/04, and 5/05 DF1 Radio Modem Station
Configuration (page D-18) for an example configuration and to record
your station’s configuration.
3. On the Channel 0 tab, choose
DF1 Radio Modem for your
Driver.
4. Configure the communication
driver characteristics
according to Table 4.7.
Table 4.7 Define these communication parameters when configuring an SLC 5/03, 5/04, or 5/05 processor for DF1 Radio Modem
communication.
Tab Parameter Default Selections
General Diagnostic File 0 Select an unused file (9 to 255) to store channel status information.
You must define a diagnostic file in order to be able to view channel
0 status.
See Table 4.8 on page 4-30 for a file description.
Chan. 0 System Baud Rate 19,200 Select a communication rate that all devices in your system support.
Configure all devices in the system for the same communication rate.
Parity None Parity provides additional message packet error detection. To
implement even parity checking, choose Even. To implement no parity
checking, choose None.
Stop Bits 1 Match the number of stop bits to the devices with which you are
communicating.
Node Address 1 A node address identifies the processor on the DF1 half-duplex link.
Each station on a link must have a unique node address. Choose an
address between 0
10
and 254
10.
Node address 255
10
is the broadcast
address, which you cannot select as a station’s individual address.
Store and Forward
(1)
Unchecked When checked, enables Store and Forward capability and duplicate
packet definition.
Refer to Applying DF1 Radio Modem Protocol on
page 4-32 for more information.