Lode BV Excalibur Sport
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8 Communication ports
This chapter describes the communication ports in the back panel of the Excalibur Sport:
! RS232 (two ports for RS232-in and loop connection RS232-out)
! analog in/out
! External RPM/Workload
! Control Unit
8.1 RS232
The Excalibur Sport has two RS232 connectors for loop-connecting a number of Excalibur
Sport ergometers (or equivalent Lode devices) and for communication with a personal
computer or an ECG device. When the ergometer is controlled externally always use the
RS232-in port.
A RS232 cable can be supplied with the Excalibur Sport. Via RS232 an ergometer can be
monitored and settings can be entered with a See App. E for protocols and cabling for your
controlling device.
Fig 9: RS232 connector