Enable Serial Output

To enable serial output of SMART System status and measured bat call parameters, you must select the fields to include in the output messages and configure several aspects of the output message format.

Procedure

  1. Open the SMART Control Panel and go to Serial Output.
  2. Configure the general output settings:
    1. Select the Port to use: ttyS0 or ttyS1.
      ttyS0 corresponds to the serial port nearest to the SMART Controller's power supply connection.
    2. Set the other output settings to match those used by the device reading the SMART Controller's serial output:
      • Data Bits
      • Stop Bits
      • Parity
      • Baud Rate
  3. Configure Event messages:
    1. Optional: Enter a text string to prepend to each event message under Prepend to Event Line.
    2. Select the Event Fields to include in each event message.
    3. Edit the string with which to end each event message.
      The default ending string is \r\n, corresponding to a carriage return and line feed.
  4. Configure poll messages:
    1. Use the Polling Seconds field to set the interval between poll messages.
      A value of 0 disables poll messages.
    2. Optional: Enter a text string to prepend to each poll message under Prepend to Poll Line.
    3. Select the Poll Fields to include with each poll message.
    4. Edit the string with which to end each poll message.
      The default ending string is \r\n, corresponding to a carriage return and line feed.
  5. Select Apply Changes.

What to do next

If you need to use a serial protocol other than the default, RS-232, you can change the mode for each serial port via the SMART Controller's BIOS menu.