Software User Manual FRN 1.2 Owner manual

Publication 1758-UM002D-EN-P - October 2010
116 DataSite Flow Configuration Utility (DS FloConfig)
Configure Serial Port Settings
Each 1758-FLO DataSite controller has one RS232/RS485 combo port
(COM1, default as RS232), and one RS232 port (COM2).
The default baud rate of each serial port is 9600 bps and the default station
number is 1.
Follow these steps to change the settings of the serial ports.
1. In the FLO Communication dialog box, set up the parameters for the
serial ports.
This table shows the options and/or value range available for each
parameter.
Serial port parameters
Parameter Parameter Options or Value Range
Station 1…247
Protocol DS Workbench (for COM2 only), Modbus RTU,
Modbus ASCII, None
Mode Master, Slave
Duplex Full, Half
Baud 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 38400, 56000,
57600
Parity Even, Odd, None
Data bit 7, 8
Stop bit 1, 2
Type RS232, RS485
Timeout (in units of 10 ms) 1…1000
Delay (in units of 10 ms) 0…300