April 2004
3-22 Advanced Programming
Setting Up the RS232
Communications Port
The Series 1 can transmit measurements to a serial printer or personal
computer using the RS232 communications port. Before you can
transmit data, you must configure the serial port settings as described
in this section. This section also includes a sample output and a brief
description of its contents.
Configuring the Serial
Port
To enter settings for the serial port, press the keys shown in
Table 3-8. (Figure 3-19 on page 3-32 for a menu map.) A screen
appears similar to Figure 3-15 below.
*The Settings Menu will prompt for a passcode (see page 2-6).
Figure 3-15: Port Settings Menu
Use the steps that follow to select the function, baud rate, report
format and interval for the serial port. Other serial port settings are set
and cannot be changed. The fixed settings are as follows:
• 8 bit word length
• no parity
• 1 stop bit
• flow control is not supported
Table 3-8: Entering the Port Settings Menu
Press the Main Menu key: To enter the:
SETTINGS* Settings Menu
OUTPUTS Output Settings Menu
PORT Port Settings Menu
CONFIGURE SERIAL PORT
Port Function: PanaLink
Baud Rate: 19200
FUNCTION BAUD NODE ID DONE
Port Settings Menu
Node ID: 16
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