Perle Systems 5500161-40 User Manual

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Serial Port Profiles

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IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS/MDC User’s Guide, Version 4.0

Duplex

Used with a

EIA-485

serial interface, specify whether the serial port is

Full

Duplex

(communication both ways at the same time) or

Half Duplex

(communication in one direction at a time).

Default: Full

TX Driver Control Used with a

EIA-485

serial interface, if your application supports

RTS

(Request To Send), select this option. Otherwise, select

Auto

.

Default: Auto

Flow Control

Defines whether the data flow is handled by the software (

Soft

), hardware

(

Hard

),

Both

, or

None

. If you are using

SLIP

, set to

Hard

only. If you are

using

PPP

, set to either

Soft

or

Hard

(

Hard

is recommended). If you select

Soft

with

PPP

, you must set the

ACCM

parameter when you configure

PPP

for

the

Serial Port

.

Data Options: Soft, Hard, Both, None

Default: None

Enable Inbound
Flow Control

Determines if input flow control is to be used.

Default: Enabled

Enable Outbound
Flow Control

Determines if output flow control is to be used.

Default: Enabled

Monitor DSR

Specifies whether the EIA-232 signal DSR (Data Set Ready) should be
monitored. This is used with modems or any device that sends a DSR signal.
When it is monitored and the IOLAN detects a DSR signal, the serial port
profile is started. The

Monitor DSR

parameter is not available for medical unit

models. If both

Monitor DCD

and

Monitor DSR

are enabled, both signals must

be detected before the serial port profile is started.

Default: Disabled

Monitor DCD

Specifies whether the EIA-232 signal DCD (Data Carrier Detect) should be
monitored. This is used with modems or any other device that sends a DCD
signal. When it is monitored and the IOLAN detects a DCD signal, the serial
port profile is started. If both

Monitor DCD

and

Monitor DSR

are enabled, both

signals must be detected before the serial port profile is started.

Default: Disabled

Enable Echo
Suppression

This parameter applies only to

EIA-485

Half Duplex

mode. All characters will

be echoed to the user and transmitted across the serial ports. Some EIA-485
applications require local echo to be enabled in order to monitor the loopback
data to determine that line contention has occurred. If your application cannot
handle loopback data, echo suppression should be enabled.

Default: Disabled

Enable Line
Termination

Used with EIA-422 and EIA-485 on SDS 8-port and 16-port rack mount
IOLAN models, specifies whether or not the line is terminated; use this option
when the serial port is connected to a device at the end of the serial network.

Default: Disabled

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