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10 V71 OPERATION
Section 10.1 discusses user-programmable operations
and Section 10.2 discusses basic V71 operation.
10.1V71 USER-PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES
User-programmable features for the V71 include the port
select code and serial port configuration. These
features are programmed by accessing the menu-driven
configuration mode from the V71 or service port (see
Section 11). The serial port configuration can also be
programmed from the front panel of units equipped with
LCD and control panel (see Section 11.6).
10.1.1 V71 PORT SELECT CODE
The port select code is sent as part of a select sequence
by the host terminal to a V71 in order to select specific
I/O modules or the main board of the M Series model to
issue configuration or data commands. The port select
code is a programmable ASCII character string that can
range from 1 to 8 characters. Section 10.2 describes
how the port select code is used to select specific I/O
modules or the main board of an M Series model.
The default port select code is $BT.
10.1.2 V71 SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION
The V71 translates data for devices using different
serial configurations. You can set the baud rate, word
size, stop bits, parity and XON/XOFF handshaking for