The Port Configuration menu offers the following options:
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1. Port Name:
Allows the user to assign a name to this
port (for example, "PRINTER"). Up to eight characters.
·
2. Baud Rate:
Defines the baud rate for this port.
The Baud rate can be set to any standard rate from
300 to 38.4K bps.
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3. Bits/Parity:
Defines the data bits and parity for
this port.
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4. Stop Bits:
Defines the stop bits for this port.
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5. Handshake:
Defines the handshake format for this
port. The handshake can be set to XON/XOFF, DTR
(hardware), Both, or None.
·
6. Mode:
Defines the operation mode for this port. The
user can select the Any-to-Any Mode, Buffer Mode, or
Mux Mode. Note that Port 1 cannot be configured for
the Buffer Mode or the Mux Mode.
·
When the Mux Mode is selected, the port will be
assigned as a Mux Input Port, and the MDS will display
an additional menu which is used to select the following
parameters.
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1. Common Port:
Specifies the Mux output port for
this Mux Input Port. The Common Port can be any
port except Port 1, or a port already specified as a
Mux Port or Buffer Port. Note that if the Common
Port is
not
specified, the Mux feature will not
function.
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2. End Character:
Specifies the End-of-Record
character that will delineate the end of each data
record. The default EOR character is ^J (Line Feed).
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3. Block Size:
Specifies the block size that can also
be used to determine the end of each data record. The
default Block Size is 128 characters.
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4. Port I.D.:
Enables or disables the Port I.D.
option. When enabled, the MDS will label each data
record with the number of the port that received the
record. The Port I.D. label uses the format "
#nn_
",
where
nn
is the port that received the record. In the
default state, this feature is disabled.
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