
User Manual
Chapter 4
GFK-1742F
Jan 2020
Configuration
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4.3.3
Serial Communications Port Configuration Data
Th
e DSM314’s Serial Communications Port uses an RJ
-11 connector labeled COMM on the
module’s
faceplate and supports the RS-232 protocol. It is used for firmware upgrades to
flash memory and must be configured properly to communicate with the upgrade software
running on your programmer. Make sure the programmer’s configuration parameters and
the DSM314’s Serial Communications Port configuration parameters match
. These
configuration parameters are described in Table 29.
Table 29: SNP Port Tab
Configuration
Parameter
Description
Values
Defaults Units
Ref.
Data Rate
Baud rate of SNP
Port
300, 600, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600, 19200
19200
N/A
2.01
Stop Bits
Number of stop
bits
1 or 2
1
N/A
2.02
Parity
Parity
ODD, EVEN, NONE
ODD
N/A
2.03
Idle Time
Maximum link idle
time
1...255
10
sec
2.04
Modem
Turnaround Time
Modem
turnaround time
0…255
0
.01
sec/count
2.05
SNP ID
SNP ID
Seven characters consisting
of A-F and 0-9. First
character must be A-F.
A000001 N/A
2.06
2.01 Baud Rate. The baud rate parameter specifies the transmission rate, in bits per
second, of data through the serial port.
2.02 Stop Bits. All serial communications devices use at least one (1) stop bit. For slower
devices, set this parameter to two (2) stop bits.
2.03 Parity. Specifies whether or not a parity bit is to be used (NONE if not), and if so,
whether it should be ODD or EVEN.
2.04 Idle Time. Specifies the time, in seconds, that the DSM314 will wait for a new
message to be received from the master device before assuming that
communications have been lost or terminated. In such a case, the DSM314 will
reinitialize to wait for the start of a new SNP connection sequence.
2.05 Modem Turnaround Time. When utilizing a modem, a Modem Turnaround Time
must be specified. This is the time required for the modem to start data transmission
after receiving the transmit request. If no modem is used, 0 should be specified. If a
modem is used, a value greater than 0 must be specified.
2.06 SNP ID. An identifier consisting of from 0 to 7 characters consisting of A-F and 0-9.
The first character specified must be in the set A-F. The identifier must be utilized for
a multi- drop network. The DSM314 will support multi-drop connections only if the
RS232 connection is converted to RS422/485.