Released 2018-05-15
Bulletin No. PAXCK-J
Drawing No. LP0524
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SETPOINT
POWER
‐
UP
STATE
Determines the on/off state of the Setpoint output at power-up.
Regardless of output logic setting (normal or reverse).
– Deactivates the Setpoint output at power-up
– Activates the Setpoint output at power-up
– Restores the output to the state it was in prior to power-down
6.7
MODULE
7
‐
SERIAL
COMMUNICATIONS
PARAMETERS
(
)
Data Bits
Parity Bit
Print Options
Meter
Address
Abbreviated
Printing
Real-Time*
Clock Print
Formatting
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Baud
Rate
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PAXCK
ONLY
PARAMETER MENU
This module can only be accessed if a Serial Communications Card is installed.
* Only appears if the Real-Time Clock Card is installed.
Module 7 is the programming module for the Serial Communications
Parameters. These parameters are used to match the serial settings of
the PAX with those of the host computer or other serial device, such as a
terminal or printer. This programming module can only be accessed if an
RS232 or RS485 Serial Communications card is installed.
This section also includes an explanation of the commands and
formatting required for communicating with the PAX. In order to establish
serial communications, the user must have host software that can send
and receive ASCII characters. Red Lion’s Crimson
software can be used
for configuring the PAX. (See ordering information.) For serial hardware
and wiring details, refer to section 4.5 Serial Communication Wiring.
This section of the PAXTM/CK bulletin replaces the bulletin shipped with
the RS232 and RS485 serial communications option cards. Discard the
separate bulletin when using those serial option cards with the PAXTM/CK.
Also, this section does NOT apply to the DeviceNet, Modbus, or Profibus-
DP communication cards. For details on the operation of the Fieldbus
cards, refer to the bulletin shipped with each card.
BAUD
RATE
Set the baud rate to match the other serial communications equipment
on the serial link. Normally, the baud rate is set to the highest value that
all the serial equipment are capable of transmitting and receiving.
DATA
BIT
Select either 7 or 8 bit data word lengths. Set the word length to match
the other serial communications equipment on the serial link.
PARITY
BIT
This parameter only appears when the Data Bits parameter is set to a
7-bit data word length. Set the parity bit to match that of the other serial
communications equipment on the serial link. The meter ignores parity
when receiving data and sets the parity bit for outgoing data. If parity is
set to
, an additional stop bit is used to force the frame size to 10 bits.
METER
ADDRESS
Enter the serial meter (node) address. With a single meter, an address
is not needed and a value of zero can be used. With multiple meters
(RS485 applications), a unique 2 digit address number must be assigned
to each meter.
Addresses 98 and 99 are reserved to configure a unit as a serial real-
time clock master. See Serial Real-time Clock Master Adressing.
ABBREVIATED
PRINTING
This parameter determines the formatting of data transmitted from the
meter in response to a Transmit Value (T) command or a Block Print
Request (P) command. Select
for a Full print transmission, which
consists of the meter address, mnemonics, and parameter data. Select
for abbreviated print transmissions, consisting of the parameter data
only. This setting affects all the parameters selected in the
OPTIONS
. (Note: If the meter address is 00, the address will not be sent
during a Full transmission.)
to
PAXCK:
REAL
‐
TIME
CLOCK
FORMATTING
This parameter determines the formatting of the Real-Time Clock
(RTC) values transmitted from the meter in response to a Transmit Value
(T) command or a Block Print Request (P) command. This parameter
appears only when a Real-Time Clock option card is installed.
When
is selected, RTC values are formatted as per the RTC Time
and Date Display Formats programmed in Module 8. The Day of Week
value is sent as a character string.
When
is selected, the meter sends the RTC values as numeric data
only. This selection allows the RTC values to be recognized by the Red
Lion HMI products. RTC Time/Date units are separated by a “.”. The Day
is sent as a single number as shown below.
TIME – Hours (24-Hr. format), Minutes, Seconds (HHMMSS)
DATE – Month, Day, Year (mmddyy)
DAY – 1 = Sunday thru 7 = Saturday
