a/d/s/ iSeries Network Card User Manual


 
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STOP BIT SUBMENU:
Press
d
15) Display flashes previous selection for “Stop Bit”.
Press
b
16) Scroll through the available selections:
1-BIT
,
2-BIT
.
Press
d
17) Display shows
STRD
stored message momentarily and then
advances to
BUS.F
only, if it was changed, otherwise press
a
to
advance to
BUS.F
Bus Format Submenu.
BUS FORMAT SUBMENU:
Determines Communications Standards and Command/Data Formats for
transferring information into and out of the controller via the Serial
Communications Bus. Bus Format submenus essentially determine how and
when data can be accessed via the Serial Communications of the device.
Press
d
18) Display advances to
M.BUS
Modbus Submenu.
MODBUS PROTOCOL SUBMENU:
Press
d
19) Display flashes previous selection for
M.BUS
.
Press
b
20) Scroll through the available selections: NO, YES.
Press
d
21) Display shows
STRD
stored message momentarily and then
advances to
_LF_
only, if it was changed, otherwise press
a
to
advance to
_LF_
Line Feed submenu.
To select iSeries Protocol, set Modbus submenu to “No”.
To select Modbus Protocol, set Modbus submenu to “Yes”.
If Modbus Protocol was selected, the following Communications
Parameters must be set as: No Parity, 8-bit Data Bit, 1-Stop Bit. Do not
attempt to change these parameters.
LINE FEED SUBMENU:
Determines if data sent from the instrument will have a Line Feed appended to
the end - useful for viewing or logging results on separate lines when displayed
on communications software at a computer.
Press
d
22) Display flashes previous selection for “Line Feed”.
Press
b
23) Scroll through the available selections: NO, YES.
Press
d
24) Display shows
STRD
stored message momentarily and then
advances to
ECHO
only, if it was changed, otherwise press
a
to
advance to
ECHO
Echo Submenu.
ECHO SUBMENU:
When valid commands are sent to the instrument, this determines whether the
command will be echoed to the Serial Bus. Use of echo is recommended in most
situations, especially to help verify that data was received and recognized by the
controller.