Appendix J
iPORT (continued)
J-3 iPORT Configurations (continued)
Activate
– If this box is checked, the selected COM port will be available for network
connection. If it is unchecked, the selected COM port will be in sleep mode.
Timeout
– This is the amount of time (in milliseconds) in which the iPORT keeps the
application software waiting before the device response is arrived. The default value
is 5 seconds and it can be set between 0 to 10 seconds.
Status
– This window shows the connection status as the iPORT makes connection
to the iServer or disconnects from the iServer. The connection status can be ideal,
connecting, connected, or disconnected along with the IP address of the iServer
shown in the Status window.
Apply button
– To save the configuration for a selected COM port, click on the
"Apply" button and reboot your PC for settings to take place in your Windows
registry.
Clear button
– This button deletes the settings for a selected COM port.
Cancel button
– This button closes the iPORT window without saving the settings.
In
Figure J-3
, if a COM port number is dimmed and cannot be selected, it means
that the COM port is already used by another application or it could be a physical
serial COM port on that PC.
The serial communication settings (baud rate, data bit, stop bit and parity) of
your application software must be identical to the serial communication
settings of the iServer’s serial port and your serial device’s port connected to
the iServer. You can use a Web browser to log
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