54 Version: 2.0.0 MS205Equ C-863 Mercury Controller
3. In the Connect window, select the RS-232 or FTDI USB tab, depending on
via which interface you have connected the first controller in the chain to the
PC.
4. Make the settings for the interface in the selected tab:
− RS-232 tab:
- In the COM Port field, select the PC COM port to which you have
connected the C-863.
- In the Baudrate field, set the value which is set with DIP switches 5 and
6 of the C-863.
− FTDI USB tab:
- Select the connected C-863.
5. Click OK to establish communication.
6. Send the *IDN? command for every controller in the daisy chain network to
check the communication.
In the example in the following figure, the daisy chain comprises one C-863.11
with the controller address 1 and one C-663.11 with the controller address 2.
Send:
− *IDN? to query the device identification string of the controller with the
address 1; the controller address is not required (because = 1)
− 2 *IDN? to query the device identification string of the controller with the
address 2.