Mantracourt Electronics Limited
SerialDis User Manual
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Configuration
RS485 Terminating resistor, baudrate and address can be selected by DIP switch SW1. The numbers at the top
of each table refer to the individual switches in SW1.
RS485 Terminator Resistor
On an RS485 bus the first and last modules on the bus should be terminated with a 120R resistor.
1
Off
No Terminating Resistor
On
120R Terminating Resistor Applied
Baudrate
Set the baudrate to match the data that will drive the display.
3
4
Off
Off
9600
Off
On
19200
On
Off
38400
On
On
115200
Address
Set the address of the display. To disable addressing set to all Off.
5
6
7
8
Off
Off
Off
Off
0
Off
Off
Off
On
1
Off
Off
On
Off
2
Off
Off
On
On
3
Off
On
Off
Off
4
Off
On
Off
On
5
Off
On
On
Off
6
Off
On
On
On
7
On
Off
Off
Off
8
On
Off
Off
On
9
On
Off
On
Off
10
On
Off
On
On
11
On
On
Off
Off
12
On
On
Off
On
13
On
On
On
Off
14
On
On
On
On
15
NOTE: DIP switch changes require a power cycle to implement.
Error Reporting
If no serial data arrives for within 10 seconds (default) the display will show NoData. As soon as new data
arrives this will be displayed instead.
Control Codes
Embedding control codes in the ASCII data can control certain functions of the display.
