Initial Setup Of The Console Using Workflow Wizard
Setup>Communication>Serial Port
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Setup>Communication>Serial Port
This screen lets you configure the serial ports which
m
ay be used for data collection or diag-
nostics purposes. Select a serial port fro
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the icon list on the botto
m
of the screen that you
want to configure. Repeat the entry process for each Serial Port.
Use Handshaking
Choice is: No Handshaking, RTSCTS or XON XOFF
Serial Command Security
Select Enable to require all inco
m
ing serial co
mm
ands to
have a security code.
Security Code
[Field available and required if Serial Co
mm
and Security
field is enabled].
This the security code that all serial co
mm
ands
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ust have to
be accepted by the console. Valid security codes
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ust be
exactly 6 digits (0 - 9) long.
RS232 End of Message
Enables or disables the End of Message RS232 protocol.
This protocol is used by third party devices that
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ay want to
interrogate the console for inventory or other related data.
These devices require an End-Of-Text co
mm
and that signals
to the device when the co
mm
unication string fro
m
the con-
sole ends.
Please refer to the custo
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er's third party device for the type
of code to enter in the ETX Characters Display and ETX Char-
acters co
m
puter fields below.
ETX Characters Display
[Field enabled only if RSR 232 End of Message field is
enabled]
End-Of-Text (ETX) character. ETX is progra
mm
able if enabled
via the S53100f co
mm
and. If it is disabled, the ETX is a fixed
Control-C character (ASCII 03).
ETX Characters Computer
[Field enabled only if RSR 232 End of Message field is
enabled]
End-Of-Text (ETX) character. ETX is progra
mm
able if enabled
via the S53100f co
mm
and. If it is disabled, the ETX is a fixed
Control-C character (ASCII 03).
Configured
Touch to enable or disable the Serial Port.
Label
Touch to enter a na
m
e for this port.
Usage
Touch to select the type of co
mm
unication card (board) in the console
Choices are: RS-232, RS485, EDIM, Satellite HJBox, Satellite SSAT, VMCI, Digico
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GSM.
Protocol (only visible if EDIM is selected for Usage)
Touch to select applicable DIM protocol for your EDIM port.
Choices are: GilbarcoEDIM, VRProtocolDIM, Sinopec EDIM.
Baud Rate
Touch to select the co
mm
unication data rate of this serial port. Choices are: 300, 600, 1200,
2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200. The default is 9600.
Stop Bits
Choices are: 1 or 2
Byte Size/Data Bits
Choices are: 8 or 7
Parity
Choices are: Odd Parity, Even Parity, or None
