Using XPort™Installer
6.10.5 Label
This section allows you to add descriptive labels to each device on the network. Select the
label field, type in the new label and press Enter. The field is immediately updated.
6.10.6 Network
This section displays the device IP address and hardware MAC address. To configure e-
mail notification properly, you must select the gateway IP address and the Subnet
parameters.
6.10.7 OEM Configurable Pins
When you click on one of the pins, a drop-down list button appears. Click the button to
display a list of options for that button.
Once you have the pins configured, click the
Update
button on the toolbar. While
writing the new configuration information to the XPort™, the property grid will disappear.
Three of the XPort™ serial pins are under software control and may be configured to
support different customer requirements. Configurable pin number 1 provides a choice of
the following functions: CTS, IN1, OUT1 and LED1. Configurable pin number 2 provides a
choice of the following functions: DCD, IN2 and OUT2. Configurable pin number 3 provides
a choice of the following functions: RTS, DTR, IN3, OUT3 and LED3.
Signal Name
Pin Function
CP1
6 Default setting: IN1. Optional settings: CTS, OUT1, LED1. Flow control; to
CTS of attached device or Programmable Digital I/O.
CP2
7 Default setting: IN2. Optional settings: DCD, OUT2. Handshake; to DCD of
attached device or Programmable Digital I/O
CP3
8 Default setting: IN3. Optional settings: RTS, DTR, OUT3, LED3.
Flow control; to RTS of attached device, or Programmable Digital I/O
Handshake; to DTR of attached device or Programmable Digital I/O
The function of each configurable pin is configured independently from that of the other two
pins. When a pin is configured to be one of the control signals CTS, DCD, RTS or DTR, its
state is managed by the serial control logic.
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