Ross openGear GPI-8941 Series, User Manual

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64 • DashBoard Menus GPI-8941 Series User Guide (v9.0)
GPI Input Setup Tab
The sub-tabs available in the GPI Input Setup tab enable you to configure the functions, trigger, and polarity of
each input for the GPI-8941 card. The number of inputs depends on the card model.
Parity None* Sets the Parity type
ODD
EVEN
Stop Bits 1 Sets the number of stop bits transmission
2*
Tx Driver Control Selected The serial transmit driver is enabled only when the card
is sending serial data and is disabled at all other times.
This is typically used when connected to a multi-drop
serial bus.
Cleared* Disables this feature
GPI485 Protocol
Standard Setup Selected* Automatically sets the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity,
Stop Bits, and Tx Driver Control values to those
stipulated by the GPI485 Protocol
Cleared Applies the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits, and
Tx Driver Control values specified in the Remote
Control Setup tab
Serial Setup
(read-only) # Indicates the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits, and
Tx Driver Control values currently in use by the GPI485
Protocol
Group
#
c
Sets the first GPI485 protocol group used by the card
Serial Port Test Message
Product Selected Includes the product name in the test message
Cleared* Omits the product name from the test message
Frame Slot Selected Includes the card’s openGear frame slot number in the
test message
Cleared* Omits the slot number from the test message
Board S/N Selected Includes the serial number in the test message
Cleared* Omits the serial number in the test message
Loop Count Selected Includes an incrementing count in the test message
Cleared* Omits the count from the test message
Test Message
(read-only) # Displays the message that would be sent on the serial
port if the Protocol is set to Port Test. This fields
changes as the boxes above are selected or cleared. The
incrementing loop count is in this field as ####.
a. The default values for the Serial Port parameters, bit rate, data bits, parity, and stop bits are protocol dependent.
b. The GPI485 protocol always uses 8 Data Bits regardless of what the value is set to.
c. The default value is 0.
Table 15.10 Serial I/O Port Menu Items
Item Parameter Description