GatesAir Inc. CZF User Manual

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APEX
 Exciter Incorporating FLO
 Technology
Details of the System Setup Screens
Navigating the LCD Display Screens
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3.6.6
Serial I/O Setup Screens
The Serial I/O entry of the System Setup screen has three sub screens associated with it.
They are as follows:
• Serial Setup 1/3, RS-232
• Serial Setup 2/3, Ethernet
• Serial Setup 3/3. CAN (bus)
3.6.6.1
Serial Setup Screen 1 of 3, RS-232
 SerialSetup1.bmp
Figure 3-37  Serial Setup Screen 1 of 3, RS-232
The purpose of the Serial Setup screen is to program the serial ports on the front and rear
panel of the exciter. 
Since the setup parameters for the front and rear connectors are the same, only one set will
be described. The following ia a list of entries on the Serial setup screen.
• Baud: Enter the baud rate on the touch screen numeric key pad. Baud rate choices are 
300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2k, 28.8k, 38.4k, 57.6k, and 115.2k.
• Parity: Choices are None, Odd, or Even.
• Data Bits: Choices are 7 or 8.
• Stop Bits: Choices are 1 or 2.
• Flow: This entry is fixed at None.
• Protocol: Selections are VT100, Harris.
The Harris protocol is used for software upgrades.
The VT100 protocol is rarely used.