Rockwell Automation 2755 AtomScan Bar Code Reader - Manual (Page 50)

5–5 Configuring Your Reader
Publication 2755-6.9
Communications Menu
The Communications menu allows you to set the communication
protocols between the reader and the host device.
Note: Changes in communications parameters or assigning an
address to the reader can cause loss of communications with the
configuration terminal when you exit the menu program (whether or
not changes are saved for power-on).
The Communications menu is shown below. Default settings are in
bold type face.
Protocol
– Point-to-Point
– Point-to-Point
w/RTS/CTS
– Point-to-Point
w/XON/XOFF
– Point-to-Point
w/RTS/CTS & XON/XOFF
– Polling Mode D
– Multidrop
– Address = 1
– User Definable
– User Defined
– RES – Req – STX – ACK
– Address = ^A – EOT – ETX – NAK
– User Defined Multidrop
– RES – Req – STX – ACK
– Address = ^A – EOT – ETX – NAK
Preamble
– ^M
– User
Definable
(ASCII char.)
Preamble
– Disabled
– Enabled
Postamble
– ^M ^J
– User Definable
(ASCII char.)
Postamble
– Enabled
– Disabled
Host Protocol
LRC
– Disabled
– Enabled
Response Timeout
– 12 ms
– User Definable
(0 to 65,000)
Interchar Delay
– 0
– User Definable (0 to 255)
Baud Rate
– 9600 – 600
– 19.2K – 1200
– 38.4K – 2400
– 76.8K – 4800
– 300
Parity
– Even
– Odd
– None
Stop Bits
– One
– Two
Data Bits
– Seven
– Eight
Communications
Host Port
Aux Port
➀
Baud Rate
– 9600 – 600
– 19.2K – 1200
– 38.4K – 2400
– 76.8K – 4800
– 300
Parity
– Even
– Odd
– None
Stop Bits
– One
– Two
Data Bits
– Seven
– Eight
Mode
– Disabled
– Transparent
– Half-duplex
– Full-duplex
– Slave Mode
➀
The auxiliary port is available through the interface box (Catalog Nos. 2755-LS7-IB2 or -IB2).