DS2 Setup Guide
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DS2
Serial & Telemetry Ports
This allows each serial port (Serial 1, 2, 3 (Bus A) and 4 (Bus B)) to be congured for a specic
function. The unit supports a number of serial protocols, this menu allows the peripheral serial
protocol to be selected.
Port
Port usage
Baud rate
Parity
Data bits
Stop bits
Flow control
Serial 1
Debug
38400
None
8
1
None
Serial 1, Serial2, Serial 3, Serial 4
1200 - 115200
None, Odd, Even
8, 7
1, 0, 2
None, Hard, Soft
Debug, General purpose, PPP,
Telemetry, Text in Image, Off
Port
It is possible to congure all serial ports within this menu.
Use the or button to select the port for conguration, the ports are Serial 1, Serial 2 which
support RS232 and Serial 3 (Bus A) and Serial 4 (Bus B) which support RS232 and RS485.
Port Usage
This will dene the functionality to be allocated to each of the serial ports, the options available are:
• Debug - This is the default setting for COM 1 and allows communication between a PC
application (e.g. HyperTerminal™) and the unit.
• General Purpose - This would be selected in systems where custom applications are used
with the unit.
• PPP (PPP Link 2) - If the unit is congured for PPP, this option must be selected, this option
is only available on Serial 1 and Serial 2.
• Telemetry (RS232 or RS485 depending on port) - There are various telemetry serial
protocols available, when this is selected the serial protocols list will be displayed, refer to
Telemetry Type.
• Text In Image - The unit supports the ability to integrate text information from third party
application with the video recorded on the unit. Selecting this will allow the serial text device
to communicate with the unit.
• Off - If the serial port is to be disabled.
Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Flow Control
These settings are displayed for protocols that may require some conguration.
These are the default settings of the selected serial device.
Refer to the relevant manufacturer manual for the peripheral serial device for this information.