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Packet Delay (s)
Packet Delay (s) is the number of seconds for the Host to delay between sending each packet. This field
ranges from 0.00 to 10.00 seconds (in 0.25 second intervals).
Host/Remote
Host/Remote is used to configure COM port options.
z
Host (Primary Port) - Configures the primary COM port as the Host device (the device initiating packets
to the Remote device.
z
Remote (Primary Port) - Configures the primary COM port as the Remote device (the device responding
to the packets from the Host device).
z
Host/Remote (1 computer / 2 ports) - Configures the primary COM port as the Host device and the
secondary COM port as the Remote device. This option requires a computer with 2 COM ports.
z
Host/Remote (1 Port using a Y-cable) - Configures the primary COM port as the Host and Remote device.
A Y-cable is required for this option (with transmit connections split to the transmitting device and receive
connections split to the receiving device). A computer with 1 COM port is utilized for this option
2.5.14 ARRAY TEST
The Array Test screen is used to send programmable length test packets. Packets Tx’ed - total number of
packets transmitted.
# of Packets to Send
# of Packets to Send allows the user to set the total number of packets to send before stopping (field range is
0 to unlimited)
Table 2-10 Y-Cable Connections
Pin Name
DB-9
DB-29
Computer
Rx
Tx
DCD
1
8
X
X
-
RxD
2
3
X
X
-
TxD
3
2
X
-
X
DTR
4
20
-
-
-
GND
5
7
X
X
X
DSR
6
6
-
-
-
RTS
7
4
X
-
X
CTS
8
5
X
-
X
RI
9
22
-
-
-
X = Requires connection
- = No connection