Installation manual

Publication 1747-RM001G-EN-P - November 2008
SLC Communication Channels 13-71
Table 13.22 Define these parameters when configuring a SLC 5/03, 5/04, or 5/05 processor as a slave station.
Tab Parameter Default Selections
General Diagnostic
File
0 SLC 5/03 (OS 302, Series C or higher), SLC 5/04 (OS 401, Series C or higher) and SLC 5/05 only.
Select an unused file (9 to 255) to store channel status information. You must define a diagnostic
file in order to be able to view channel 0 status. See Table 13.23 on page 13-74 for a file
description.
Chan. 0
System
Baud Rate 1200 Select a communication rate that all devices in your system support. Configure all devices in the
system for the same communication rate.
Parity None Parity provides additional message packet error detection. To implement even parity checking,
choose Even. To implement no parity checking, choose None.
Stop Bits 1 Match the number of stop bits to the device with which you are communicating.
Node
Address
0 A node address identifies the processor on the DF1 half-duplex link. Each station on a link must
have a unique node address. Choose an address between 0
10
and 254
10.
Node address 255
10
is
the broadcast address, which you cannot select as a station’s individual address.
Control Line No
Handshaking
This parameter defines the mode in which the driver operates. Choose a method appropriate for
your system’s configuration.
• If you are not using a modem, choose NO HANDSHAKING.
• If the master modem is full duplex and the slave modem is half-duplex, choose
HALF-DUPLEX WITH CONTINUOUS CARRIER.
• If all the modems in the system are half-duplex, choose HALF-DUPLEX WITHOUT
CONTINUOUS CARRIER.
See page 13-86 for descriptions of the control line operation settings.