4.7.2.3
SETUP (BASIC)
►
SERIAL PORTS SETUP
The GeminiG3 serial ports can be logically connected to local and remote services to aid in configuration and
troubleshooting, or they can be connected to a remote Host application or even to the serial port of a remote
unit.
Figure 16 - Setup (Basic) – Serial Ports Setup
Item
Description
Enabled
Independent check boxes to activate DEV-1 PORT and/or DEV-2 PORT
Speed
Select 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 Baud Rate
Data bits
Number of bits making up the data word. Set according to Host configuration. Default is 8.
Stop bits
Marks the end of the serial port data byte. Default is 1.
Parity
Added to identify the sum of bits as odd or even. Default is None.
Flow Control
Select None or CTS-based (RTU dependent)
Connection Control
Select Permanent (3-wire) or Switched (DTR bringup/teardown) (RTU dependent)
IP Gateway Service
Select one of:
CLI Service (Command line interface) RS-232 connection to Host PC (Default = SETUP)
GPS –
Direct GPS reports (see GPS ► Delivery) to this serial port
Custom – Choosing Custom enables the IP Gateway Transport configuration
IP Gateway Transport
Available only if IP Gateway Service selection is Custom. Choose the socket connection
mode from the drop-down list box choices of TCP Server, TCP Client, or UDP.
Local IP Address
Valid unicast or multicast IP address, including the local Loopback interface address.
Default local IP address is set to 0.0.0.0 and can be changed dynamically without a unit reset.
Local IP Port
For TCP Client and UDP socket connections, set to any value between 1 and 65535.
For TCP Server socket connections, set to any value between 1 and 65535 but must not be set
to one of the following values or fall within the following ranges of values: 20, 21, 23, 123, 520,
5002, 6254 to 6299, 7000 to 7100. Otherwise, the parameter configuration will be accepted, but
no socket connection will be established to accept connection from remote endpoints.
Default local port value is set to 1024 and can be changed dynamically without a unit reset.
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