User`s manual

Section 6: Configure Outputs
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Serial Ports
The Serial Ports tab defines serial ports and other communication
parameters for:
• Sending commands to and receiving replies from the CTD
• Sending commands to and receiving replies from a water sampler,
through the SBE 11plus Deck Unit Modem Channel connector or
SBE 33 Deck Unit Carousel Data connector
• Sending pump control commands to a custom 9plus through the
SBE 11plus Deck Unit Modem Channel connector
• Outputting converted data to a serial port for user-defined purposes
• Outputting converted data through a serial port to an
SBE 14 Remote Display
Communication parameters can be defined in Configure Inputs or Configure
Outputs; if you make changes in one dialog box those changes will appear
when you open the other dialog box.
Click Configure Outputs. In the Configure Outputs dialog box, click the Serial
Ports tab:
Make the desired selections. Click OK or click another tab in
Configure Outputs.
Defaults are shown for instrument selected on
Instrument Configuration tab in Configure Inputs, and
are typical settings for that instrument. If your
instrument will not communicate at settings shown:
• Many instruments have a user-programmable baud
rate; your instrument may have been programmed
to communicate at a different baud rate (consult
manual for baud rate command). AND/OR
• Your instrument may have a custom modification
that affects baud rate, data bits, and/or parity;
consult
manual that was shipped with instrument
for settings.
Define COM port, baud rate, data bits, stop bits, and
parity for output data. Typical values for use with
most computers: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit,
no parity. See Serial Data Output for setup of serial
data output.
Computer port connected to SBE 11plus Deck Unit
Modem Channel connector or SBE 33 Deck Unit
Carousel Data connector to send commands to and
receive replies from water sampler.
Note: Same COM port is used to send pump control
commands to a custom 9plus; this does not interfere
with water sampler operation.
Define COM port connected to SBE 14 Remove
Display. See SBE 14 Remote Display for setup of
data output to SBE 14.
Note:
For details on the CTD
communication settings, see Serial
Ports in Section 5: Configure Inputs,
Part III – Serial Ports, Water
Sampler, TCP/IP Ports,
Miscellaneous, and Pump Control.