RAPID CONFIGURATION
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STEP 4C
– SERIAL DEVICE DISCOVERY
Starting from DL.CODE 1.4.0, serial port communication is supported for device discovery
and configuration. This allows dedicated serial communication models to be configured
through DL.CODE.
NOTE:
Although this feature allows all devices to be configured through
their Serial Interface, be aware that transmission speeds and some
DL.CODE features are limited when using this interface. It is always advised
to use the Ethernet interface whenever possible.
This feature is not enabled by default
, so the first thing to do is to enable it through the UI
Settings window.
1. From the main menu open the Options>UI
Settings window.
2. Click on the Global Settings menu and scroll
down to the Find Devices tab.
3. Check the
Enable Serial Device Discovery
box. Scroll down to see the following selections.
4. Select the Serial communication parameters
according to your application. Default is
115200
.
NOTE:
If you’re not sure of the Serial baud rate you can also check the
Enable Automatic Device Discovery
box which for serial devices will try
communication at all baud rates, but only at
N
o parity,
8
data bits;
1
stop bit.
Enabling this parameter can notably lengthen Discovery time, therefore in
general it is better to disable it to increase Discovery efficiency.
5. Click OK to return to DL.CODE and click on the Getting Started icon.
