Chapter 3
Feature Descriptions
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RESET IP Switch
Push the RESET IP switch to the ON position and reboot the controller to
reset the IP address of the controller to
0.0.0.0
. If the controller is on your
local subnet and the RESET IP switch is in the ON position, the controller
appears in MAX with IP address
0.0.0.0
. You can configure a new IP
address for the controller in MAX. Refer to the
Remote Systems Help
in
MAX for more information about resetting the IP address.
Serial Ports
Refer to the
cFP-21xx Compact FieldPoint Controller Overview
section of
Chapter 1,
Overview of Compact FieldPoint
, to find the serial ports on the
controller. If you are not running an embedded application, you must target
the cFP-21
xx
in order to access the serial ports. Refer to the
LabVIEW Help
for more information about targeting the cFP-21
xx
.
COM 1
COM 1 is an RS-232 DTE serial port with a standard DB-9 connector. The
Serial Port VIs access COM 1 as port 0. Figure 3-2 shows the locations of
the DB-9 connector pins and Table 3-2 lists the signals on the pins.
Figure 3-2.
DB-9 Connector Pin Locations
Table 3-2.
DB-9 Pin Descriptions
DB-9 Pin
RS-232 Signal
1
DCD
2
RXD
3
TXD
4
DTR
5
GND
PIN 1
PIN 9
PIN 5
PIN 6
