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5.4. Serial Screen
Figure 12 shows the
SERIAL
screen.
REPORT: NONE
BAUD: 38400
SERIAL: RS-232
Figure 13
–
SERIAL
Screen
5.4.1. Report
The
REPORT
setting determines the behavior of the AEROCET 531S serial output and
report format. The settings are
NONE
,
CSV
or
PRINTER
. The following table lists the
REPORT settings and describes their meanings. See section 7 for report examples.
Selection Description
NONE
No report is sent to the serial port at the end of the sample
event. Reports initiated from the user interface or a serial
command will be in a CSV style report.
CSV
A CVS style report is sent to the serial port at the end of the
sample event or when initiated from the user interface or a
serial command.
PRINTER
A printer style report is sent to the serial port at the end of the
sample event
or when initiated from the user interface.
Reports initiated by a serial command will be in a CSV style
report.
5.4.2. Baud Rate
Use the
BAUD
rate selection to set the serial communications baud rate. AEROCET
531S communicates at baud rates from 300
– 38400.
5.4.3. Serial
The
SERIAL
setting controls the behavior of the AEROCET 531S serial output
hardware. The modes are
RS-232
or
RS-485
. The following table lists the
SERIAL
settings and describes their meanings.
Serial Setting Description
RS-232
Set to
RS-232
when communicating with RS-232/USB
hardware.
RS-485
Set to
RS-485
when communicating with RS-485 hardware.