Serial Listener

The Serial Listener listens for data via a specified serial device.

Listener (Adapter) Configuration Drop-Down List

Basic Serial Listener Configuration Options

On the Basic tab, you can specify:

• Serial Port Descriptor – Serial/Comm port to listen for data on
• Baud Rate – baud rate of listening port
• Data Bits – number of data bits in received serial port event
• Stop Bits – stop bit configuration for serial port event. You can choose: 1 Bit, 1.5Bits, 2 Bits
• Parity – parity bit configuration for serial port event. You can choose: Odd Parity, Even Parity, Mark Parity, Space Parity
• Flow Control – flow control configuration for serial port event. You can choose: RTS Enabled, CTS Enabled, DSR Enabled, DTR Enabled, XONXOFF In Enabled, XONXOFF Out Enabled
• Listening Method – Available: reads data from port as it becomes available. Packet: reads data once packet size in bytes is reached. Message: reads data until receiving an end of message delimiter.
• Packet Size – size, in bytes, of received packets

Serial Listener Basic Configuration Options (top half of screen)

• Message Delimiter – the String that indicates the termination of a message during the Message Listening Method
• Message Delimiter Encoding – character encoding used when determining the end of the message delimiter

Serial Listener Basic Configuration Options (bottom half of screen)