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Device Menu

The device menu is used to manage the attached device. The following is a description of each menu item.

Serial Connection Parameters

Setup the parameters that will be used to connect to the device.

Serial Connection Parameters

RIO IdSet the id of the unit you wish to connect to. All RIOs will respond to id 0.
PC PortSelect the PC serial port that will be connected the RIO.
Detect SettingsAttempt to discover the serial parameters used by the connected device
Baud RateSelect Baud Rate, default 9600.
Data BitsOnly 8 is supported
ParitySelect Parity to use, default N.
Stop BitsSelect number of stop bits to use, default 1.
TimeoutSet the no response timeout for the connection.
Retry CountSet the number of retries to use for the connection.

Disconnect

Close the serial port.

Read Config

Read the configuration from the device.

Write Config

Write the configuration to the device.

Info

Read the firmware software version number, serial number and id from the device. Changing the id can be done from this window. This is only necessary if there are 2 units in the system with the same id. Click the 'Close' button to close the Info window.

Reboot

Request the device to do a reset. This is equivalent to cycling the power on the device.

device.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/09 10:25 by byee