Media Converter User's Manual

User’s Manual of ICS-10x
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4.5 Serial Port Configuration
The page shows the converter’s serial Port configuration. The screen in Figure 4-52 appears.
Figure 4-52 Converter Status page screen
The page includes the following fields:
• Mode
From the drop-down menu, select the serial port mode:
 RS232
 RS-422
 RS-485
• Baudrate
The unit and attached serial device, such as a modem, must agree on a speed or
baud rate to use for the serial connection, Valid baud rates.
It’s in the range of 110bps to 921600bps.
• Character Bits
Indicates the number of the bits in a transmitted data package. The allowed value
is 5,6,7,8
The default is “8”.
• Parity type
Checks for the parity type. The default value is “none”.
• Stop Bit
The stop bit follows the data and parity bits in serial communication. It indicates
the end of transmission. The default is “1”.
• Hardware Flow Control
Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network to ensure it is
processed efficiently. Too much data arriving before a device is prepared to
manage it causes lost or retransmitted data.
XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR
The default value is “none”.
• Delimiter
Character The Character 1 and Character 2 allow the use to enter two ASCII
character (in hex format) that delimit the beginning and end of a message. When
a message with both there delimiters is received at the serial port, the data