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Board
Bit Meaning Setting
Port 1
Port A
Port 2
Port B
DM 6555 DM 6550
00 to 03 Port settings
0 Hex: Standard settings (default setting)
1 Hex*: Settings in DM 6556/6551
6001
04 to 11 00: Default setting
12 to 15 Serial communications mode
0 Hex: Host Link (default setting); 1 Hex: No-protocol;
2 Hex: 1:1 Data Link slave; 3 Hex: 1:1 Data Link
master; 4 Hex: NT Link in 1:1 mode; 5 Hex: NT LInk in
1:N mode; 6 Hex*: Protocol macro
DM 6556 DM 6551
00 to 07 Baud rate (unit: bps)
00 Hex: 1,200 (default setting); 01 Hex: 2,400;
02 Hex: 4,800: 03 Hex*: 9,600; 04 Hex: 19,200
0803
08 to 15
Frame format:
Setting Start bit Data
length
Stop
bits
Parity
00 Hex 1 7 1 Even
(default
setting)
01 Hex 1 7 1 Odd
02 Hex 1 7 1 None
03 Hex 1 7 2 Even
04 Hex 1 7 2 Odd
05 Hex 1 7 2 None
06 Hex 1 8 1 Even
07 Hex 1 8 1 Odd
08 Hex* 1 8 1 None
09 Hex 1 8 2 Even
10 Hex 1 8 2 Odd
11 Hex 1 8 2 None
Note Use the settings marked with an asterisk in the above table.
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