Rockwell Automation 2706-LSW DL40 PLUS OFFLINE PROG.SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 79)

4–37 Creating Message Files
Publication 2706-6.2
Notes
Important: The communications parameter settings selected here
must match the communications settings of the device that is
connected to the DL40 Message Display.
The following lists communications parameters and the choices
available for each. Refer to the DL40 Plus user manual (Publication
2706-6.1) for more information on setting RS-232 or RS-485 ports.
RS-232 Port Settings
The following settings are available from this menu item.
The default value appears in bold.
Parameter Available choices
Baud Rate 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
Data Bits 7 or 8
Parity None, Odd, Even
Handshaking None, Software, Hardware
Port Use
DL40 Programmer, DL Slaves, Devices
Using Open Protocol
RS-485 Port Settings
The following settings are available from this menu item. The
default value appears in bold.
Parameter Available choices
Baud Rate 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
Data Bits 7 or 8
➀
Parity None, Odd, Even
➁
Port Use
DL40 Programmer, DL Slaves, Devices
Using Open Protocol
➀ This setting should always be 8 if Port Use is set to Programmer.
➁ This setting should always be None if Port Use is set to Programmer.
Important: Do not set Port Usage to DL Slaves or Devices Using
Open Protocol if downloading message files to the DL40 through the
RS-485 Port.
RS-232 Printer Settings
These are the settings of the RS-232 Port when the Print Stack or
Print Mode function is active. The following settings are available
from this menu.
Parameter Available choices
Null Count 0 to 255
Width 20 to 132