MX8000 Installation and Operation Guide
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Table 5–2: General Options Items and Description (cont’d)
General Options
Items
Level 1 Choices
Level 2 Choices
Level 3 Choices
Comments
Packed (default)
Each data packet to the automation
computer contains multiple events.
SK9000
Unpacked
Each data packet to the automation
computer contains a single event.
Zero (default)
ACRON
Space
Defines leading character in a 3-digit
account number as a zero or space.
SIA (default)
FMT
(Edit Format
options continued)
HISPEED
Hispeed
Printer and automation outputs will be
in SIA format if “SIA” is selected.
Printer output will be in SIA format and
automation output in a raw data high
speed format if “Hispeed” is selected.
Yes
VFD will display the last or oldest
unacknowledged event instead of the
date/time display. See 5.4.2.7.
Hold Last Event
No (default)
Off
25% (default)
50%
75%
Display Options
(continued)
VFD Brightness
MAX
Affects main menu display only. All
other displays are always at
maximum.
See Section 5.4.2.8.
Com1 Unused/Automation/
Printer/
Com2
Unused/[Auto Bkp]/
[Auto Bkp Prn]/
{Print Bkp}/Diag/
Printer
Port Functions
Par (Parallel)
Unused/[Auto Bkp]/
Printer/Diag
Rules for Port Configuration:
1. Functions in Brackets [ ] will not
appear unless “Automation” is
selected for Com1 function.
2. Functions in { } will not appear
unless “Printer” is selected in
Com1 or Par.
3. A function may be selected only
once in the 3 ports (only one
printer, only one Diag, and so on).
4. All ports may be configured
“Unused”.
See Section 5.4.3 for additional
information.
Baud Rate
38400/19200/9600/
7200/4800/2400/
1200/ 600/300/110
See Section 5.4.3.2.
D (# Data Bits)
7, 8
S (# Stop Bits)
1, 2
P (Parity)
Even, Odd, No
Yes
PortMon (Port
Monitor)
No
When set to Yes (recommended) the
computer ready line is monitored.
Hdwr, None
F (Flow Control)
Sfwr
None = no supervision
Com Port 1
Init String
See Section 5.4.3.4.
Com Port 2
Same as Com Port
1
See Section 5.4.3.3.
Par Port
Edit Init String
See Section 5.4.3.4.
Format
SK9000, ADEM
8000, ADEM 685,
FBII 220, CAPS, ITI
Gen, ITIComp
See 5.4.3.5.
Y = Enabled
Hex
N = Disabled
Only visible if ADEM 8000 or SK9000
format is selected.
Y = Enabled
Heart Beat
N = Disabled
Time (of Heartbeat)
10-600 Seconds
Communication
Automation Config
Ack timeout
1-120 Seconds