RSDetection
User’s Manual
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S131-200-UM Rev A
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USB-A to Serial Converter
Additional COM ports can be added using USB-to-serial adaptors which contain
an FTDI chip (USB232R-xx). The converters are plugged into the rectangular
USBA connectors.
A weatherproof cable is not shipped with the unit for these ports. A USBA cable
can be purchased (part number RS-S131-232-USBA). This cable has a
weatherproof connector on one end, but the other end is not weatherproof. The
customer must weatherproof this connector via a NEMA box or other enclosure.
Once the device is connected, the RSDetection creates a serial port, and the
port can then be configured via the configuration utility. The first device that is
plugged in will be assigned the name COM1 and the second COM4. Use these
device names when configuring the ports using the utility.
The default configuration for these ports is 19200 BAUD, 8 bits, No Parity, and
no handshaking.