NPort 5200 Series User’s Manual
Web Console Configuration
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Serial Parameters
ATTENTION
Check your serial device’s user’s manual to determine the proper settings for the device’s serial
communication parameters. Use these settings to configure NPort 5200’s serial parameters.
Baud rate
Setting
Factory Default
Necessity
110 bps to 230.4 Kbps
115.2 Kbps
Required
Data bits
Setting
Factory Default
Necessity
5, 6, 7, 8
8
Required
When the user sets Data bits to 5 bits, the Stop bits setting will automatically change to 1.5 bits.
Stop bits
Setting
Factory Default
Necessity
1, 2
1
Required
Stop bits will be set to 1.5 when Data bits is set to 5 bits.
Parity
Setting
Factory Default
Necessity
None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark
None
Required
Flow control
Setting
Factory Default
Necessity
None, RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR, Xon/Xoff
RTS/CTS
Required
FIFO
Setting
Factory Default
Necessity
Enable, Disable
Enable
Required
NPort 5200’s serial ports provide a 16-byte FIFO both in the Tx and Rx directions. To prevent
data loss during communication, disable the FIFO setting when your serial device does not have a
FIFO.
Interface
Model
Port
Settings
Factory Default
Necessity
NPort 5210
1 and 2
RS-232
RS-232 N/A
1 RS-232 RS-232
NPort 5230
2
RS-422,
2-wire RS-485,
4-wire RS-485
4-wire RS-485
Required
NPort 5232/5232 1 and 2
RS-422,
2-wire RS-485,
4-wire RS-485
4-wire RS-485
Required