Flachmann und Heggelbacher Docklight V2.2, User Manual

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Docklight V2.2 User Manual 07/2016 Copyright 2016 Flachmann und Heggelbacher GbR
Reference
Minimum Characters Required
For each '?' wildcard exactly one character is required. Therefore, the minimum number
of characters required is equal to the number of '?' wildcards within one parameter.
NOTE: While the Send Sequence Parameter dialog is shown, all serial communication
is paused. Docklight does not receive any data and does not send any (periodical) Send
Sequences.
8.7 Dialog: Project Settings - Communication
Menu Tools > Project Settings... | Communication
Communication Mode
Send/Receive
Docklight acts both as transmitter and receiver of serial data. This mode is used when
Testing the functionality or the protocol implementation of a serial device or simulating a
serial device .
Naming conventions: The received data (RX) will be displayed and processed as
"Channel 1", the transmitted data (TX) will be displayed as "Channel 2".
Monitoring
Docklight receives serial data on two different communication channels. This mode is
used, for example, when
Monitoring the communication between two devices .
Naming conventions: The serial data from device 1 is "Channel 1", the data from device 2
is "Channel 2".
Communication Channels - Serial COM ports or Docklight TAP/VTP
A communication channel can be configured as
·
Serial COM port ( RS232 , RS422 or RS485 )
·
TAP port for Docklight Tap monitoring
·
VTP port for Docklight Tap Pro or Tap 485 monitoring
For serial COM port applications, choose one (or in Monitoring Mode: two) COM ports
from the dropdown list. The dropdown list shows all COM ports available on your PC via
the
Windows operating system. You can also type in any COM port from COM1 to
COM256 manually.
For Docklight Tap monitoring applications, open the dropdown list and choose the TAP
port (e.g. TAP0 for Channel 1, and TAP1 for Channel 2) from the 'USB Tap' section
below the COM ports. The TAP connections are only available if Communication Mode is
set to 'Monitoring', the Docklight Tap is plugged in and the Docklight Tap USB device
drivers are installed properly.
For Docklight Tap Pro or Tap 485 monitoring, choose VTP ports (e.g. VTP0 / VTP1 ).
Setting / Examples Description
COM xxx
COM1
COM256
The channel is connected to a serial COM port.
Use the dropdown list to see all COM ports available on your
PC from the
Windows operating system.
TAP x
TAP0
The channel is connected to one of the Docklight Tap
monitoring data directions. The TAP connections are only
available if Communication Mode is set to 'Monitoring', the