Serial (SerialPort)
The Serial component allows to configure the Modbus RTU communication over the RS485 port.
The Serial component
Slots
The Serial component slots
The Serial component has the following slots:
- Status: indicates the current status of the component. If the component works properly, its status is OK; the component's status becomes Disabled if its Enabled slot has been set to false.
- Available information: Disabled, OK.
- Enabled: change of the slot's value enables or disables the component.
- Available settings: true (enabled), false (disabled).
Note: If the Enabled slot is in false (meaning the component is disabled), the Status slot becomes Disabled.
Note: By default, the component is enabled.
WARNING!
If the Serial component is disabled, the network configured to operate on the serial port defined in this component is also disabled.
- Serial Port: shows a serial communication port available in the device;
- Baud Rate: allows to set the baud rate;
- Available settings: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 bps;
- Data Bits: allows to set the data bits configuration of the Modbus data frame;
- Available settings: 7-bits (Modbus ASCII, for future use) or 8-bits (Modbus RTU);
- Stop Bits: allows to set the stop bits configuration of the Modbus data frame;
- Available settings: One, OnePointFive, Two;
- Parity: allows to set the parity bit configuration of the Modbus data frame;
- Available settings: None, Even, Mark, Odd, Space.