Transcript RC900 Comms - ESS Products

RC900 Serial Comms
Set-up, test, diagnose & repair the
serial 232 comms on the ESS,
Inc, RC900 controller
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Serial 232 Hardware
• The serial 232 comms interface requires a
shielded cable with DB-9 male connector
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Serial Cable Hook-up
• The serial 232 cable terminals are
connected to the controller module. Black
wire to term. #5, clear wire to term. #6 and
dark gray wire to term. #7
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DB-9 connector
• The DB-9 connector is attached to the
inside rear panel of RC900 chassis with
special hex headed screws
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RC900 Serial Software Set-up
• Navigate to the COM page of the Set-up
menu
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Baud Rate
• Make sure the baud rate is set to 9600
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Data Bits & Parity
• Make sure that the data bits are set to 8
and the parity is set to none (n)
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Protocol
• Make sure the protocol is set to Xon/Xoff
(on)
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Interface Type
• Make sure that the interface type is set to
232
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Test the interface
• Use the free utility program COMM7 to
test the serial 232 interface
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Set-up Comm7
• Make sure that the COMM7 port settings
are correct
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COMM7 Protocol
• Make sure COMM7 Xon/Xoff protocol is
selected
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COMM7 command dialog box
• Enter serial commands in the COMM7
command dialog box
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Send & Receive Commands
• Click the Send Command button. You
should get a response to a read command
in the Command Response dialog box
Command
Response
dialog box
Send
Command
button
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