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Proton Products InteliSENS PD30 Instruction Manual (Issue 1a)
RS-232 COMMUNICATIONS
This RS-232 interface is fitted as standard. It operates independently of the other communications
interfaces and may be accessed at the same time as them.
If the RS-232 interface “Mode” is set to “Print”, then an “Epson TM-U220D” or compatible printer may
be connected to the port and configured to print fault and reel report tickets.
RS-232 interface
The RS-232 interface may be accessed through the “RS232/485” connector.
Connector type: DB9 female (socket)
Ground reference is not isolated from earth.
Ensure that the cable shield is connected to this via the plug
shield connection.
The above table also shows the configuration of a cable for connection to a personal computer (PC)
type DB9 serial port.
The maximum baud rate depends on the cable capacitance and length. For low-cost overall shielded
cable with total capacitance of shield to core-plus-core to core of 300pF per metre, the maximum
recommended baud rates are as follows:
RS-232 SINGLE LETTER PROTOCOL (SLP)
The DG-k series diameter gauges support the legacy Single Letter Protocol (SLP) for communications
over the RS-232 interface.
The SLP RS-232 data format is: