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Appendix A
Controller Operating System and Configuration
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COM 2 (RS-485/422)
—This setting enables or disables the onboard RS-485/422 serial
port. The default value is
Enabled
.
•
Device Settings
—This item displays the current base address and interrupt request level
(IRQ) information for the onboard RS-485/422 serial port.
Serial Port Console Redirection Submenu
Use this submenu to access configuration information related to console redirection.
•
COM1 Console Redirection
—This item displays the current state of COM1 (RS-232)
console redirection based on the state of the CONSOLE OUT switch. Refer to the
section for more information.
•
Console Redirection Settings
—Use this setting to access the
Console Redirection
Settings
submenu. This setting is enabled only if COM1 Console Redirection is enabled.
Refer to the
Console Redirection Settings Submenu
section for more information.
Console Redirection Settings Submenu
Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the serial port related to console
redirection. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the factory default settings
provide the most compatible and optimal configuration possible.
•
Terminal Type
—This setting selects the terminal emulation type. Valid values are
ANSI
,
VT100
,
VT100+
, and
VT-UTF8
. The default value is
ANSI
.
•
Bits Per Second
—This setting selects the serial port transmission speed (baud rate). Valid
values are
9600
,
19200
,
57600
, and
115200
. The default value is
9600
.
•
Data Bits
—This setting selects the number of data bits per byte. Valid values are
7
and
8
.
The default value is
8
.
•
Parity
—This setting selects the parity bit type which can help detect some types of
transmission errors. Valid values are
None
,
Even
,
Odd
,
Mark
(Always Send 1), and
Space
(Always Send 0). The default value is
None
.
•
Stop Bits
—This setting selects the number of stop bits. Valid values are
1
and
2
. The
default value is
1
.
•
Flow Control
—This setting enables flow control to help prevent data loss from buffer
overflows. Valid values are
None
and
Hardware RTS/CTS
. The default value is
None
.
•
Recorder Mode
—This setting selects whether or not terminal display formatting
characters are transmitted with the screen text. When
Recorder Mode
is
Enabled
, only the
text characters are transmitted. The default value is
Disabled
.
•
100x31 Resolution
—This setting enables extended terminal resolution. The default value
is
Disabled
.
•
Legacy OS Redirection
—This setting selects the resolution (rows and columns) used for
Legacy OS Redirection. Valid values are
80x24
and
80x25
. The default value is
80x24
.