User Manual

Setting Up TerminalsD–6

Publication 2755-833

Follow these steps if using one of the Allen-Bradley 2708-DH5

Attended Workstations:

1. Construct a cable to connect the decoder to the COM1 port of the

2708-DH5 terminal. Use a Belden 8303, Alpha 45123, or

equivalent type of cable. Use the following connector pinouts:

NEMA NEMA

T ype 1Type 4

9-pin Female

Decoder Terminal

Male 19-pin NEMA T ype 4 or Female

25-pin D Shell Connector

2. Plug terminal into power supply.

3. Power on terminal.

4. Select Network Menu (option 1) and set the following

parameters:

Terminal Number = 0

Terminal Type = Normal

The rest of the network parameters are not applicable.

5. Select Comm Port Menu (option 2) and set the following

parameters:

Comm Mode XON/XOFF

Comm Baud Rate = 9600

Comm Data Bits = 8

Comm Parity = None

Comm Stop Bits = 1

Comm CRLF = Disabled

Comm Echo = Disabled

Comm Handshake = Disabled

The rest of the parameters are not applicable.

6. You are now ready to configure the decoder. See Chapter 5.

2708-DH5 Attended

Workstations