Weidmuller WI-I/O-EX: Wireless I/O Expansion Modules v1.11 User Manual

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WI-I/O-EX Serial I/O Module

User Manual v1.11

Page 24

February 2010

• Set the “Port” setting to match the computer com port you have connected to.

• Set the “Slave Address” to match the address switch setting of the WI-I/O-EX. If you

are using address “00” for E-Series Protocol, set the Slave Address to 100.

• Set the communications parameters. The default communications parameters are:

Baud rate: 9600

Parity: NONE

Stop bits: 1

Click the button labeled Connect to WI-I/O-EX.

If you are unable to communicate with the WI-I/O-EX, refer to Appendix C: Comms

Recovery.

If connection has been successful, several folder tabs will become available, depending

on the module type. The panel on the right-hand side of the form shows the WI-I/O-EX

detected and its settings.

4.2 Configuration common to all modules

4.2.1 Communications
Select the Comms folder tab. This page allows you to change the communications

settings of the WI-I/O-EX.

These settings are applied to both the RS-232 configuration port and to the RS-485

ModBus interface port.

Choose the required settings, then click Set comms. You will need to power off / on the

WI-I/O-EX for the new settings to take effect.


Figure 4-2: Communications configuration screen.

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