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Serial Port Settings Options
Menu Item Description Setting(s)
Group ID
Unit ID Group ID and Unit ID together make up at two-character ID for
this Bobcat X. In a group of Bobcat Xs connected in a series for
RS232 commands, each Bobcat X should have a unique ID 0-9 and A-Z (caps
only)
The ID is the identification of the individual unit. The address is the part of an RS232 command that specifies which unit
or units should execute the command. Put another way, the ID is the number on your house; the address is the number
on the envelope that tells the letter carrier where to take it
ASCII Response Type ASCII Response Type is Symbolic (ascii words are returned), Numeric (numbers are
returned), or Data Only (only the data value is returned
ASCII Response Terminator ASCII Response Terminator is the non-printing character or
two-character combination that will end each response sent.
This is useful for getting your particular host program to display
returned commands on separate lines. Windows type systems
normally work best with CR + LF. UNIX and LINUX type sys-
tems often want only LF. Any combination of terminations can
be sent to the unit regardless of this setting CR – ASCII code 13
(carriage return) only
CR +LF – ASCII code
13 followed by ASCII
code 10 (line feed)
LF + CR ASCII code
10 followed by ASCII
code 13
LF ASCII code 10 only
Baud Rate Baud Rate must match the baud rate of the host computer 1200 - 19200
For complete RS232 control information, download the RS232 Guide from Planar’s website.