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Operation with the MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio engineering software
Serial communication (RS485) via interface adapters
Manual – EtherCAT
®
Interfaces, Field Distributors
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3. Click the button [3].
ð This displays the settings for the communication type "Serial". The figure shows
the USB11A interface adapter selected as COM port as an example.
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4. It might be necessary to change the preset communication parameters on the tab
pages "Basic settings" and "Extended settings". For a detailed description of the
communication parameters, refer to chapter "Serial communication parameter
(RS485)"(→2106).
13.4.3 Serial communication parameter (RS485)
The following table describes the [Basic setting] for the serial (RS485) communication
channel:
Communication
parameters
Description Note
COM port Serial port connec-
ted to the interface
adapter
• If there is no value entered here, the
SEW Communication Server uses the
first available port.
Baud rate Transmission speed
with which the con-
nected PC commu-
nicates with the
device in the net-
work via the commu-
nication channel.
• Possible values:
– 9.6 kbit/s
– 57.6 kbit/s
– AUTO (default setting)
• Find the correct value for the connec-
ted device in the documentation.
• If you set "AUTO", the devices are
scanned with both baud rates in suc-
cession.
• Set the initial value for automatic baud
rate detection under [Settings] > [Op-
tions] > [Communication].
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