VEMCO - VR2C Manual
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Jul 2018
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3.2
ASCII Communication
The VR2C supports communication with a host using a defined ASCII command set. This ASCII command
set allows for basic configuration of and data retrieval from the VR2C using any host with serial IO
capability (PC with serial terminal program, third-party datalogger, etc.). This provides a very generic way
to communicate with the VR2C (including retrieval of tag detection information) without the need to be
running VUE.
An additional feature is the ability to place the receiver in an autonomous Real-time Mode (RTM). Refer to
section 3.2.5.3 for more details.
3.2.1
Setting Up ASCII Communication
There are several available PC serial terminal programs that can be used to successfully communicate with
the VR2C in ASCII mode including PuTTY, HyperTerminal, and Tera Term.
Connect your VR2C
to your PC or device.
Be sure to use the
cable that matches
how you will be
configuring your
VR2C receiver
(RS232 or RS485) to
receive the automated
RTM output.
STEP 1
Open your preferred text terminal program
(PuTTY shown here).
STEP 2
Continued…
Enter the settings listed below in your terminal program:
Com port number (connected to VR2C)
Port baud rate matching the
VR2C’s configured
baud rate (VR2C default = 9600).
Data bits = 8
Stop bits = 1
Parity = None
Flow Control = None
STEP 3
We recommend you setup a RTM
Profile using VUE (section 3.1.5) before
beginning ASCII communication.
