PLX3x Series ♦ Multi-Protocol Gateways
ASCII Protocol
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 147 of 215
January 25, 2018
Packet size limit used
Settings:
Packet size = 4 (RPacketLen=4)
Data Received on port:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G H
I
J
Comment:
The first block sent to the controller will contain the characters "ABCD", and the second
block will contain the characters "EFGH". The characters "IJ" will not be sent until two
more characters are received on the port.
8.3
ASCII Diagnostics
8.3.1 ASCII PCB Diagnostics
The best way to troubleshoot the ASCIII driver is to use ProSoft Configuration
Builder to access the diagnostic capabilities of the gateway through the Ethernet
debug port. For instructions on how to access the diagnostics, see Diagnostics
and Troubleshooting (page 31).
The following table summarizes the status information available in PCB for the
ASCII driver.
Connection Type
Submenu Item
Description
ASCII Port [x]
Config
Configuration settings for the ASCII port.
Comm Status
Status of the ASCII communications. Displays any
configuration errors, as well as the communication
statistics.
