Rockwell Automation 2706-M1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 HARDWARE MANUAL User Manual

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Front Panel Editor

Publication 2706–816

ASCII Triggering or Slave Device communication

The RS-232 port is connected to an ASCII Triggering controlling
device or to a master device. Its parameters are set via the
application, and can be viewed and edited via the Front Panel Editor
(FPE).

To view or edit RS-232 parameters in an ASCII Triggering or
Slave Device terminal:

1. Select Serial Communication from the FPE main menu and

press the Enter

key to display the RS-232 port parameter

submenu.

Terminal Function

Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits
Hardware Handshake

Node Address
Baud

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

RS-232 parameters

Description

Terminal Function

Displays the function of the terminal. (Not available on RIO
terminals.)

The options are: ASCII Trigger, Slave Device.

Node Address

Displays the node address of the MessageView terminal on
the network.
The options are: Integers from 1 to 127.

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.

Slave Device is an option only for a 421D terminal without a daughterboard, Catalog No.
2706-M1D.

2. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 above.

3. Press the Enter

key to save the highlighted setting and return

to the Serial Communication submenu.

Or press the Ack

key to return to the Serial Communication

submenu without changing the setting.

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