Danaher Motion
06/2005
Overview
1.8.1. Serial
Communication
The MC has two RS-232 ports, which can be used for user communication.
When COM1 is used for communication with BASIC Moves over API, tasks
cannot access it to eliminate interference with BMDS communications. Use
DIPswitch bit #8 to configure this port:
DIP Switch bit #8 state
ON (default)
COM1 is reserved for communication with the host and cannot
be used by any other application
OFF
COM1 is available for user communication
When DIPswitch bit # 8 is ON, the MC's firmware prints boot status
messages from COM1 using the following serial communication parameters:
Baudrate
9600 bps
Parity
none
Stopbits
1
Databits
8
NOTE
State ON of DIPswitch read as 0.
For example:
Switches 6 & 8 are OFF. All others are ON.
-->?sys.dipswitch bin
0b10100000
-->
1.8.1.1. W
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H
OST
When DIPswitch #8 is ON, the MC can communicate with the host via serial
port. This mode of communication requires Virtual Miniport driver, which is
installed during setup of BMDS. The driver simulates Ethernet connection
over serial interface using following fixed parameters:
Baudrate
115200 bps
Parity
None
Stopbits
1
Databits
8
IP address
192.1.1.101
Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
All the parameters are fixed and cannot be modified.
If the driver is installed correctly and BMDS is running, it appears in the list of
Ethernet adapters as shown below:
C:\>ipconfig /all
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 5:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . . . . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Giant Steps Virtual miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-02-1B-D1-A5-FC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.1.1.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
M-SS-005-03 Rev
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