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Serial communication
Appendix C – Quick start for serial communication
Introduction
One special feature of the PI Connect software contains the possibility to communicate via a serial
comport interface. This can be a physical comport or a Virtual Comport (VCP). It must be available on the
computer where the PI connect software is installed.
Setup of the interface
1. Open the
Options
dialog and enter the tab “
Extended Communication
” to enable the
software for the serial communication.
2. Select the mode “
Comport
” and choose the appropriate port.
3. Select the baud rate that matches the baud rate of the other communication device. The other
interface parameters are 8 data bits, no parity and one stop bit (8N1).
These parameters are used in many other communication devices too. The other station must support 8
bit data.
4. Connect the computer with the communication device. If this is a computer too, use a null modem
cable.