GE UTX878 Ultrasonic, User Manual

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Configuring Meter Data 4-5
March 2004
Entering RS232
Communication
Settings
With the Communication submenu, you can set the parameters by
which the UTX878 communicates to a PC or terminal over the RS232
interface. You can set the Node ID as well as the baud rate, parity,
stop bits and data bits. To access the
Communication submenu:
1. Press [ESC]. The UTX878 enters the User Program.
2. Press the [
X
] key until CONFIG is bracketed and press [ENT].
3. Press the [
T
] key until Communication is highlighted. Then press
[ENT].
4. The next window offers a selection between Node ID and RS232.
Use the [
S
] and [
T
] keys to scroll to the desired option and press
[ENT].
•
If you select Node ID:
The meter asks for a specific ID number. Use the arrow keys to
enter the desired number (from 1 to over 255) and press [ENT].
•
If you select RS232, a list of six options appears. Scroll to the
desired option and press [ENT].
a. The first option asks for the RS232 Status . Scroll to the desired
selection (ON or OFF), and press [ENT]. (If you are not using
RS232, selecting OFF increases response time at lower power
settings.)
b. The next option asks for the Baud Rate . The available choices
extend from 300 to 115,200 baud. Scroll to the desired
selection and press [ENT].
c. The next option is Parity . Scroll to the desired selection (none,
even, or odd) and press [ENT].
d. The next prompt asks you to select one or two Stop Bits . Scroll
to the desired selection and press [ENT].
e. The next option asks you to select either seven or eight Data
Bits . Scroll to the desired selection and press [ENT].
f. The final option asks for the interface type.Scroll to HyperTer
(for Hyperterminal) and press [ENT].
Press [ESC] twice to return to the CONFIG menu, or continue
pressing [ESC] until the display screen reappears.