Serial Communication Converters & Adapters Instruction Manual
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PDA1232 P
RO
V
U
RS-232
Serial Adapter
Description
The PDA1232 converts the serial output of the
P
RO
V
U
meter to an unbalanced, full-duplex RS-
232 signal.
The RS-232 port has a female DB9 connector
with pins 2 (RX output),
3 (TX input), and 5 (Signal Ground). Pins 7
(RTS) and 8 (CTS) are tied together, and pins 1
(CD), 4 (DTR), and 6 (DSR) are tied together.
The adapter is powered by the P
RO
V
U
meter M-
Link connection.
Baud rates are adjustable and handled by the
P
RO
V
U
(see the P
RO
V
U
Instruction Manual for
more details).
The PDA1232 has three diagnostic LEDs: a
Power (P) LED to show when the adapter is
powered properly, a Transmit Data (TX) LED to
show when the adapter is sending data out from
the PC side, and a Receive Data (RX) LED to
show when the adapter is receiving data from
the P
RO
V
U
meter.
Installation
Figure 3 shows the connection of a P
RO
V
U
meter to a PC using the PDA1232 serial
adapter. The PDA1232 has an RJ45 connector
to connect the Cat5e cable and a PC compatible
9-pin D subminiature connector (DB9). The DB9
can be connected directly to the PC or by using
a standard serial extension cable.
Figure 3. RS-232 Adapter Connections
Connections
A Cat5e cable is provided to connect the P
RO
V
U
meter to the PDA1232 serial adapter.
P
RO
V
U
Serial Communication
Address (
serial
)
For the P
RO
V
U
Trident meter the address may
be programmed from 001 to 247. The P
RO
V
U
meter is factory set to address 001.
To change the P
RO
V
U
meter address:
1. Press and hold the
Menu
button for
three seconds to access Advanced
Features menu of the meter.
2. Press
Up
arrow until Serial (
SEriaL
)
menu is displayed and press
Enter
,
Addres
is displayed.
3. Press
Enter
to change meter address
using
Right
and
Up
arrow buttons.
Press
Enter
to accept.
4. Press
Menu
button to exit and return to
Run Mode.
