Moxa Technologies NPort 5100A Series - Serial Parameters

NPort 5100A Series Web Console Configuration
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Port alias
Setting Factory Default Necessity
1 to 15 characters
(E.g., PLC-No.1)
None Optional
“Port alias” is included to allow easy identification of the serial devices that are connected to the NPort 5100A’s
serial port.
Serial Parameters
ATTENTION
Check the serial communication parameters in your Serial Device’s user’s manual. You should set up NPort
5100A’s serial parameters with the same communication parameters used by your serial
devices.
Baudrate
Setting Factory Default Necessity
50 bps to 921.6 kbps 115.2 kbps Required
Data bits
Setting Factory Default Necessity
5, 6, 7, 8 8 Required
When the user sets Data bits to 5 bits, the Stop bits setting will automatically change to 1.5 bits.
Stop bits
Setting Factory Default Necessity
1, 1.5, 2 1 Required
Stop bits will be set to 1.5 when Data bits is set to 5 bits.
Parity
Setting Factory Default Necessity
None, Even, Odd,
Space, Mark
None Required
Flow control
Setting Factory Default Necessity
None, RTS/CTS,
DTR/DSR, Xon/Xoff
RTS/CTS Required
FIFO
Setting Factory Default Necessity
Enable, Disable Enable Required
NPort 5100A’s serial ports provide a 16-byte FIFO both in the Tx and Rx directions. To prevent data loss during
communication, disable the FIFO setting when your serial device does not have a FIFO.
Interface
Setting Factory Default Necessity
RS-232/422/485 RS-232(NPort 5110A/5150A /P5150A)
RS-422 (NPort 5130A)
Required