Configuration
© Rice Lake Weighing Systems
●
All Rights Reserved
33
SERIAL Menu
Parameter
Choices
Description
Level 2 submenus
PORT 1
PORT 2
PORT 3
PORT 4
CMD
PROGIN
KEYBD
SCALE
IND SC
DISPLAY
IQUBE
Specifies the type of data received by the port:
KEYBD:Remote keyboard input
CMD:Remote command input
PROGIN:Programmable input
SCALE:Legal-for-trade serial scale input
IND SC:Industrial (non-legal-for-trade) scale input
DISPLAY:Display data input for remote units in local/remote configurations
IQUBE:
iQUBE
serial scale input
KEYBD is available only on Port 1; SCALE, IND SC, and IQUBE are available only on Ports 3 and 4 and higher
(expansion ports).
NOTE:
* The keyboard interface is not hot-pluggable. Power-off the 820i before attaching keyboard cable to the Port 1
connector.
* Port 3 is used only for the USB interface card
* For iQUBE configuration, set the port type to IQUBE then configure using Revolution
* Print format outputs default to Port 4; if using Port 4 for iQUBE or other scale connections, reassign needed
print formats to another port before configuring.
Level 3 Submenus
Port 1–Port 4
BAUD
9600
19200
28800
38400
57600
115200
300
600
1200
2400
4800
Baud rate. Selects the transmission speed for the port.
NOTE: The maximum baud rate for ports on serial expansion cards (port number greater than
4) is 19200.
BITS
8NONE
7EVEN
7ODD
8ODD
8EVEN
Selects number of data bits and parity of data transmitted or received by the port.
STOP BITS
2
1
Selects number of stop bits transmitted or received by the port.
ECHO
ON
OFF
Specifies whether characters received by the port are echoed back to the sending unit.
RESPONSE
ON
OFF
Specifies whether the port transmits replies to serial commands.
TERMIN
CR/LF
CR
Termination character. Selects termination character for data sent from the port.
EOLDLY
0
0–255
End-of-line delay. Sets the delay period, in 0.01-second intervals, from when a formatted line is terminated to the
beginning of the next formatted serial output. Value specified must be in the range 0-255, in tenths of a second
(10 = 1 second).
HANDSHK
OFF
XONOFF
HRDWAR
Specifies whether XON/XOFF flow control characters or hardware handshaking is used.
Hardware handshaking is available only on Port 2.
Table 3-6. Serial Menu Parameters
Summary of Contents for 820i
Page 115: ......