PD6830X Explosion-Proof Modbus Scanners
Instruction Manual
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Serial Communications Settings
(
COMM
)
The
Serial Communications
menu is used to setup
serial communications parameters necessary for com-
munication via the RS-485 connection and Modbus.
Press
Enter
to access the
Serial Communications
Settings
menu then press the
Up
to scroll through the
menu choices.
Press
Enter
to select a menu. Press
Menu
to back
out of a menu or hold
Menu
to exit at any time.
Modbus communications is performed with the 3-wire
(including Ground) RS-485 connector.
Refer to the ProtEX Scanner Modbus Register Tables
information.
Scanner Modbus ID (
SCAN ID
)
The
Scanner Modbus ID
menu sets the Modbus ad-
dress (ID) of the scanner. The scanner Modbus ID
may be programmed between 1 and 247. When using
more than one device in a multi-drop mode, each
device must be provided with its own unique address.
To program the Modbus ID, refer to
on page
Baud Rate (
BAUD
)
The baud rate may be set to 1,200; 2,400; 4,800;
9,600; 19,200; 38,400; 57,600; or 115,200 bps.
In the
Baud Rate
menu, use the
Up
button to scroll
through the menu choices.
Press
Enter
to make a selection and proceed to the
next menu.
Transmit Delay Time (
TXDELAY
)
The transmit delay may be set between 0 and 199 ms.
To program the transmit delay time, refer to
on page
Parity (
PARTIY
)
The parity can be set to even (
EVEN
), odd (
ODD
), or
none with 1 (
NONE1
) or 2 (
NONE2
) stop bits.
In the
Baud Rate
menu, use the
Up
button to scroll
through the menu choices.
Press
Enter
to make a selection and proceed to the
next menu.
