The TimeSource provides three configurable serial communication ports for management facilities as show in the following figure. Click Edit to change the configuration. The table below provides a description of each attribute.
Item |
Description |
Baud Rate |
Data transfer rate of the port |
Monitor Message |
Controls the viewing of communication port messages |
Keep Alive |
Controls the sending of the COMPLD message in minutes Note: When the value is zero, no COMPLD message is sent. When the value is between 1 and 255, the COMPLD message is sent accordingly. |
End Of Text |
Numeric value of the ASCII character to be used as an additional terminating character Note: The End of Text must be set to zero, `00', for the port currently used. |
Echo |
Controls the ability of the port to echo received characters Note: Echo should be turned off (set to INH) for the port currently used. |
Report Alarm |
Sets the communication port capabilities as follows:
Note: Report Alarm should be turned on (set to ALWx) for the port currently used. |
Auto-Log Off |
Sets the number of minutes before the communication port disconnects through in-activity Note: Zero indicates auto-log off is disabled. Setting the auto-log off, between 1 and 255 minutes enables the attribute. |
Hardware Flow Control |
Controls whether the port uses hardware flow control |
Software Flow Control |
Controls whether the port uses software flow control |
Parity |
Specifies the parity checking on the communication port |
Stop Bits |
Specifies the number of stop bits being used by the communication port |