Rs-232 communication test – Rockwell Automation 1398-DDM-xxx USE MNL/ULTRA 200 DIG.SERVO.DR User Manual

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Publication 1398-5.0 – October 1998

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

11-11

RS-232 Communication Test

This test verifies the functionality of the communications port on an
MS-DOS

based personal computer.

The test uses the Terminal mode available in Microsoft

Windows

.

1. Close all ULTRA Master windows.

2. Select

C

ommunication

from ULTRA Master and verify your

communication settings.

3. Verify the communication cable pin out and check cable continu-

ity. Refer to “RS-232 Connection Diagrams” on page 6-38.

4. If the communication cable is OK, do the following:

A. Disconnect the communication cable from the drive.

(a) Jumper pin 2 and 3 on the D connector of the

communication cable.

(b) Close and exit from ULTRA Master

B. Select the

Terminal

from the Program Manager (Terminal is

usually is in the Accessories group)

C. Select

Settings

from the Main menu

(a) Select

Terminal Emulation

from the drop down menu

(b) Choose

DEC VT-100

(c) Choose

OK

to close the dialog box

D. Select

Settings

from the Main menu

(a) Select

C

ommunications

from the drop down menu

(b) Choose

COM1

(or the number of the communication port

the drive is connected to) from the Connections sliding
list.

(c) Set Baud Rate to

9600

(d) Set Data Bits to

8

(e) Set Stop Bits to

1

(f) Set Parity to

NONE

(g) Set Flow Control to

XON/XOFF

(h) Choose

OK

to close the dialog box.

5. Type any character on the keyboard. The character should echo

back on the screen.

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