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Chapter 6
Creating Custom Serial Port Messages
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Basic Steps for Creating Custom Serial Port Messages
To create a custom serial port message:
• Insert the Setup card into the Archive Memory slot on the module.
• Pick Envir/Cam → Config. Output to display the Config. Output
menu; this may display a viewport (if a viewport is currently selected).
Figure 6.1 Accessing the Config. Output menu
Serial Port Selected
Config. Output box selected
• Select the specific serial port (A or B) you are going to use for
communication using the corresponding Previous/Next boxes.
Picking Next box repeatedly cycles though the selection of Viewports
1-40, then Serial Port A, Serial Port B, then Viewports 1-40, etc.
Picking the Previous box when Viewport 1 is displayed would select
Serial Port B; picking Previous again would select Serial Port A.
• Enable the selected port.
• Define one or more “strings” for the selected serial port:
– Select the string, using the corresponding Next/Previous boxes.