14.2.2 Setting Up Serial Communications
1. Electrically connect the control device and the iVu device. On the iVu, the pins/wire colors used for serial
communications via RS-232 are shown in the following table.
Table 19: iVu RS-232 Connections
Pin #
Wire Color
Description
10
Light-Blue
TX
11
Black
Signal Ground
12
Violet
RX
2. Configure the port settings (baud rate, data bits, parity, and stop bits) on the iVu to match the settings on the control
device. Go to Main Menu > System > Communications > Serial I/O.
Figure 162. Serial I/O Screen
3. Enable the command channel over the serial connection.
a. Go to Main Menu > System > Communications > Command Channel > Connection and select Serial I/O.
b. Configure the field and end-of-frame delimiters. Go to Main Menu > System > Communications > Command
Channel > Delimiters.
Figure 163. Delimiters Screen
Valid end-of-frame delimiters are: <comma>, <colon>, <semicolon>, <CR>, <CR><LF>, <LF><CR>, or
<ETX>.
c. If you want to trigger the iVu from the control device, set the trigger mode to Command. Go to Main Menu >
Imager > Trigger and select Command from the drop-down list.
Figure 164. Trigger Screen
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