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Serial port Add a USB serial port
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The new USB serial port is enabled by default. Toggle Enable off to disable. USB serial port is
currently the only option for Type .
5. For USB port , select the appropriate USB port.
6. (Optional) If the device's USB port is connected to a USB hub, for USB hub path , type the path
to a USB-to-serial adapter on the hub. Leave this field blank if the if the USB-to-serial adapter
is connected directly to the device's USB port.
7. (Optional) USB devices with multiple ports may identify ports by using an interface descriptor.
For USB interface descriptor , type the appropriate descriptor number. Leave this option at
the default of 0 for USB devices with only one serial port.
8. (Optional) USB devices with multiple ports may identify ports by using a port number. For USB
port number , type or select the appropriate port number. Leave this option at the default of 0
for USB devices with only one serial port.
9. For Serial mode , select one of the following:
n Login : Allows the user to log into the device through the serial port.
n
Remote access : Allows for remote access to another device that is connected to the
serial port.
n
Application : Provides access to the serial device from Python applications. See Use
Python to access serial ports for information about creating Python applications that
access the serial port.
n
Modbus : Allows you to use the serial port for Modbus. See Modbus gateway .
n
UDP serial : Provides access to the device through a UDP serial port. See Configure UDP
serial mode .
10. (Optional) For Label , type a descriptive label for this serial port.
11. If Login , Remote access , or Modbus is selected for Serial mode :
a. For Baud rate , select the baud rate used by the device to which you want to connect.
b. For Data bits , select the number of data bits used by the device to which you want to
connect.
c. For Parity , select the type of parity used by the device to which you want to connect.