Serial Driver “Serial (RS232)”

The serial driver “Serial (RS232)” provides the following functions:

  • Online operation of the PLC with the Control Builder
  • OPC connection with OPC server, as of version V1.0
  • Parallel operation of Control Builder and OPC server
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To define a new gateway channel for the serial driver, select “Online/Communication Parameters” and press the button “New” in the “Communication Parameters” window. In the appearing window, enter a name for the channel (for example USB->COM4) and select the driver “Serial RS232” from the device list. Select the desired values by double clicking the corresponding parameter:

Port: COM port on the PC

Baud rate: 19200 Baud

Motorola byteorder: Yes

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