Rev. B
6-55
HMXMC001013
31-Mar-06
Serial Ports
Stay Alive
If the Stay Alive function is enabled, an ACK character is transmitted from
the port every 2 seconds. This is required by MX-18 units to indicate the
MAXPRO-Net Server is still functioning. By default the stay alive function
is disabled. To change the stay alive setting, click on the down arrow to
open the pull-down menu. Left click on the desired setting.
XON / XOFF
If this option is enabled, XON and XOFF characters are transmitted to
resume and stop the data flow. (i.e. Software handshaking). XON/XOFF
is enabled by default. To change the setting, click on the down arrow to
open the pull-down menu. Click on the desired setting.
Data Bits
The number of data bits per character can be selected as either 7 or 8.
The default value is 7. To change the data bits setting, click on the down
arrow to open the pull-down menu. Click on the desired setting. The
value can also be typed into the field.
Stop Bits
The number of stop bits per character can be selected as either 1 or 2.
The default value is 1. To change the stop bits setting, click on the down
arrow to open the pull-down menu. Click on the desired setting. The
value can also be typed into the field.
Parity
The type of parity to be used by the port can be selected as Even, Odd
or None. The Default is even parity. To change the parity setting, Click on
the down arrow to open the pull-down menu. Left mouse click on the
desired setting. The value can also be typed into the field.
