Rockwell Automation 2706-M1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 HARDWARE MANUAL User Manual

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Front Panel Editor

Publication 2706–816

To view or edit RS-232 auxiliary device parameters in a RIO
terminal:

1. Select Auxiliary Device Communication menu item and press

the Enter

key to display the Auxiliary Device submenu.

Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits

Baud

Hardware Handshake

This table lists the RS-232 parameters you can edit using the Front
Panel Editor.

RS-232 parameters

Description

Baud

Displays the current baud rate.
The options are: 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200, 38400.

Data Bits

Displays the current number of data bits.
The options are: 7 and 8.

Parity

Displays the parity of the data.
The options are: Odd, Even, and None.

Stop Bits

Displays the number of stop bits in the transmission.
The options are: 1 and 2.

Hardware Handshake

Displays the status of the hardware handshake.
The options are: Disabled and Enabled.

2. Use the up

or down

arrow keys to scroll through the

communication parameters.

3. Press the Enter

key to access the submenu for a selected

parameter.

4. Use the up

or down

arrow keys to highlight an option.

If the terminal has numeric keys, you can enter the numeric value.

5. Press the Enter

key to save the highlighted setting and return

to the Auxiliary Device submenu.

Or press the Ack

key to return to the Auxiliary Device

submenu without changing the setting.

6. Press Ack

again to return to the Serial Communication

submenu.

7. Press Ack

again to exit to the FPE menu.

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