User Guide

7: Line and Tunnel Settings
The PremierWave XC contains two Lines. Lines 1 and 2 are standard RS232/RS485 serial ports.
RS232/RS422/RS485
Lines 1 and 2 can be configured to operate in the following modes:
 RS232
 RS422/RS485 Full Duplex
 RS422/RS485 Half Duplex, with and without termination impedance
 All serial settings such as Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, etc, apply to these Lines.
Line Settings
The Line Settings allow configuration of the serial Lines (ports).
Some settings may be specific to only certain Lines. Such settings are noted below.
Table 7-1 Line Configuration Settings
Line Settings Description
Name Enter a name or short description for the line, if desired. By default, there is no name
specified. A name that contains white space must be quoted.
Interface Sets the interface type for the Line. The default is RS232 for Lines 1 and 2.
Choices are:
 RS232 (Lines 1 and 2 only)
 RS485 Full-Duplex (Lines 1 and 2 only)
 RS485 Half-Duplex (Lines 1 and 2 only)
Termination Sets the Line Termination to Enable or Disable. The default is Disable.
Note: This setting is only relevant for Lines 1 and 2 with Interface type RS485 Half-
Duplex.
State Sets the operational state of the Line to either Enable or Disable. The default is
Enable.
Protocol Sets the operational protocol for the Line. The default is Tunnel. Choices are:
 None
 Tunnel = Serial-Network tunneling protocol.
Baud Rate Sets the Baud Rate (speed) of the Line. The default is 9600.
Any set speed between 300 and 921600 may be selected: 300, 600, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400, 460800, 921600. When
selecting Custom baud rate (available for line 1 and line 2 only), you may manually
enter any value between 300 and 5000000.
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