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•BaudRate
Thisisthecurrentbaudratespeciedfortheserialline.Thecommunication
parametersdenedforNMEA0183are:
–BaudRate:4800b/s
–DataBits:8
–Parity:None
–StopBits:1
Someinstrumentsmayofferotherparametersand/oroptions.Youmustalways
checktherelevantdocumentationprovidedbythemanufacturer.
•Protocol
Thisisthecurrentprotocolspeciedfortheport.Eachportcanreceive
multipledatagramssimultaneously,providedthattheyallusethesameprotocol.
However,onlyoneperipheraldevicecanbephysicallyconnectedtotheport.If
youwanttoconnectseveralperipheraldevicestoasingleserialport,youmust
routethemthrougha"mixer".Thiscanbeahardwareunitoracomputer(with
relevantsoftware)collectingandstreamingthedatagrams.
•Input
Thiscolumnidentiestheexternalsensor(anytypeof"measuringdevice")that
iscurrentlyconnectedtotheport.Tochoosewhattypeofdevicetoimport
datafrom,selectInputunderthetable.
LANPorts
ThistableshowstheavailableEthernet(LAN)portsontheProcessorUnit.Each
EthernetadapteronyourProcessorUnitsupportsanynumberofnetworkports.To
addanewport,selectAddunderthetable.
Portsthathavenotbeeninitiatedcorrectlyhavearedbackgroundcolour.
•Name
Thisisthegivenidentityofthenetwork(LAN)port.Bydefault,theports
arenumbered.
•RemoteIPAddress
ThisistheInternetProtocol(IP)addressforaperipheraldevice.Ifthedata
communicationbetweenyourProcessorUnitandtheperipheraldeviceissetup
toonlyimport
datafromthedevice,theremoteIPaddressisnotrequired.Ifyou
wanttoexport
informationfromtheProcessorUnittooneormoreperipheral
devices(broadcast),setRemoteIPAddressto255.255.255.255.Thisisthe
defaultsetting.Ifyouusepoint-to-pointcommunicationinaclosednetwork,
youneedtosettheremoteIPaddressmanually.
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