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AMS4A051 Hoistman's Panel Specification May 2007
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2.2.9 RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE (J6)
The PC can be used to display depth, tension, and line speed
data from the panel. The PC can also be used to set panel
parameters. See section 6.4 for more details.
To connect the panel to a PC, connect a serial cable from the PC
to J6 on the rear of the panel. The wiring is as follows:
DB9 PIN OUT: 2 = TRANSMIT, 3 = RECEIVE, 5 = GROUND
Run a program such as MS Windows HyperTerm using the
following parameters
BAUD
38,400
BITS
8
PARITY
N
STOP
1
HANDSHAKE
N
A program is available from BenchMark to display this data (see
figure below).