ASCII Manager
Introduction
The ASCII manager is used on a Serial Line, to transmit and/or receive data with a simple device.
Adding the Manager
To add an ASCII manager to your controller, select the in the , drag it to the , and drop it on one of the highlighted nodes.
For more information on adding a device to your project, refer to:
• Using the Hardware Catalog
• Using the Contextual Menu or Plus Button
ASCII Manager Configuration
To configure the ASCII manager of your controller, double-click in the .
The ASCII Manager configuration window is displayed as below:
Set the parameters as described in this table:
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If 0, no start character is used in the frame. Otherwise, in , the corresponding character in ASCII is used to detect the beginning of a frame. In , this character is added at the beginning of the frame. |
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If 0, no first end character is used in the frame. Otherwise, in , the corresponding character in ASCII is used to detect the end of a frame. In , this character is added at the end of the frame. |
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If 0, no second end character is used in the frame. Otherwise, in , the corresponding character in ASCII is used to detect the end of a frame. In , this character is added at the end of the frame. |
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If 0, this parameter is not used. This parameter allows the system to conclude an end of frame at reception when the controller received the specified number of characters. Note: This parameter cannot be used simultaneously with . |
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If 0, this parameter is not used. This parameter allows the system to conclude the end of frame at reception after a silence of the specified number of ms. |
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Parameters specified in the Serial Line configuration window. |