Rockwell Automation 5370-UPK CVIM USER-PAK Option - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 6
Creating Custom Serial Port Messages
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Basic Steps for Creating Custom Serial Port Messages
To create a custom serial port message:
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Insert the Setup card into the Archive Memory slot on the CVIM module.
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Pick the Env.
→
Config. Output boxes to display the Config. Output
menu; this may display a viewport (if a viewport is currently selected):
Viewport Border
Viewport 1 selected
Config. Output box selected
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Select the specific serial port (A or B) you are going to use for
communication using the corresponding
Previous/Next boxes.
Picking Next box repeatedly cycles though the selection of Viewports
1–40 , then Serial Port A , Serial Port B , then Viewports 1–40 , etc.
Picking the Previous box when Viewport 1 is displayed would select
Serial Port B ; picking Previous again would select Serial Port A .
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Define one or more “strings” for the selected serial port:
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Select the string, using the corresponding Next/Previous boxes.
String 1 selected
Previous / Next boxes
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Pick the Enter String Text box to display the string entry keyboard.
Using the string entry keyboard, you enter specific string “elements”