Serial Connection Settings

Select the com port that is connected to the target device you wish to communicate with.

This field will list the available serial com ports that have been detected on this computer.
(If your com port is not listed, you can override Indigo's automatic detection, please see the Com Ports tab in Program Preferences) 

Indigo supports com ports addressed up to 256.

Select the required baud rate for the device you are connecting to.

If you are not sure what baud rate to select, please refer to the documentation for the device you are attempting to communicate with.
(The baud rate in Indigo must match the baud rate that the connected device expects.)

Indigo supports the following baud rates:

(The serial port hardware and serial drivers must support the baud rate for Indigo to apply it successfully.)
 

Select the required parity for the device you are connecting to.

If you are not sure what parity to select, please refer to the documentation for the device you are attempting to communicate with.
(The parity in Indigo must match the parity that the connected device expects.)

Indigo supports the following parity options:

Select the required data bits for the device you are connecting to.

If you are not sure what data bits to select, please refer to the documentation for the device you are attempting to communicate with.
(The data bits in Indigo must match the data bits that the connected device expects.)

Indigo support the following Data Bit options:

Select the required stop bits for the device you are connecting to.

If you are not sure what stop bits to select, please refer to the documentation for the device you are attempting to communicate with.
(The stop bits in Indigo must match the stop bits that the connected device expects.)

Indigo support the following Stop Bit options:

Select the required flow control for the device you are connecting to.

If you are not sure what flow control to select, please refer to the documentation for the device you are attempting to communicate with.
(The flow control in Indigo must match the flow control that the connected device expects.)

Indigo supports the following Flow Control options:

Flow Control	Hardware	Software
None
XON/XOFF (Software)1
RTS/CTS (Hardware)2
RTS/CTS and XON/XOFF
DTR/DSR
DTR/DSR and XON/XOFF
CTS/DSR
CTS/DSR and XON/XOFF

Most modern devices do not use flow control; however, if you are using a device that required Hardware Flow Control please make sure that you have the correct cable connected between the computer's serial port and the device.
Hardware flow control requires additional connected pins and may not work with if the proper cable is not connected. Please consult your device documentation for details on the cabling required.

¹ The most common form of software flow control is the XON/XOFF option. If your device documentation just says Software Flow Control, then most likely if is referring to XON/XOFF.
² The most common form of hardware flow control is the RTS/CTS option. If your device documentation just says Hardware Flow Control, then most likely if is referring to RTS/CTS.

This feature is only available in the Professional Edition.

If this option is enabled, then the Indigo Terminal Session will attempt to communicate to a Hayes Compatible modem via the serial port to dial a remote connection using a telephone line.
If enable, then a telephone number must be provided.

If your modem is recognized by Windows as a TAPI-compliant modem, then using the Indigo Dial-Up connection may be a simpler method for creating a dial-up connection terminal session.

This feature is only available in the Professional Edition.

If the Dial Hayes Compatible Modem option is enabled then this configuration button will be available to configure custom modem initialization and answer strings as well as tone versus pulse dialing options.