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Setting the DIP-switches on the VP-14xl
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6.2 Setting the ADDR DIP-switches
DIP-switches 2, 3 and 4 set either the reply source (in Hardware mode
Table 3) or
machine number (in Software mode
Table 4).
Table 3: Hardware Mode Reply Source DIP-switch Setting
Reply Source DIP-switch
2 3 4
Reply is taken from output 1 (default) ON OFF OFF
Reply is taken from output 2 OFF ON OFF
Reply is taken from output 3 OFF OFF ON
Note: When there is more than one VP-14xl attached to the RS-485 bus only one
unit can have a reply source set, all other units must have DIP-switches 2, 3 and 4
set to OFF.
Table 4: Software Mode RS-485 Machine Number DIP-switch Setting
Machine Number DIP-switch Machine Number DIP-switch
2 3 4 2 3 4
1 OFF OFF OFF 5 OFF OFF ON
2 ON OFF OFF 6 ON OFF ON
3 OFF ON OFF 7 OFF ON ON
4 ON ON OFF 8 ON ON ON
When there is more than one VP-14xl attached to the RS-485 bus each unit must
have a unique machine number.
6.3 Setting the BAUD DIP-switches
DIP-switches 5, 6 and 7 set the serial port baud rate in both Hardware and
Software modes.
Table 5: Serial Port Baud Rate DIP-switch Setting
Baud Rate DIP-switch Baud Rate DIP-switch
5 6 7 5 6 7
1200 OFF OFF OFF 19200 OFF OFF ON
2400 ON OFF OFF 38400 ON OFF ON
4800 OFF ON OFF 57600 OFF ON ON
9600 (default) ON ON OFF 115200 ON ON ON
6.4 Selecting Hardware/Software Mode
DIP-switch 8 sets the operating mode to either Hardware or Software mode.
When the DIP-switch is:
• OFF, the unit is set to Hardware mode (default)
• ON, the unit is set to Software mode