Communication Interface Software
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1. Ei T DOCUMENT NUMBER FLUID COMPONENTS INTL 08EN000528 Company Headquarters 1755 La Costa Meadows Dr San Marcos CA 92069 5187 SUBJECT CAGE CODE DATE SECTION REVISION INTRODUCTION FCI microcontroller based flowmeters e g AF88 series GF90 series MT91 FlexMASSter series are equipped with serial communications ports that support RS 232 and in some cases RS 485 communications In all instruments this serial communications port is formatted to communicate with an FCI FC88 handheld terminal This procedure is provided to allow the user to interface an FCI flowmeter directly to a PC configured to emulate as an FC88 or where the instrument provides a Command Line Interface CLI capability e g MT91 FlexMASSter as an intelligent terminal ELECTRICAL INTERFACE The electrical interface to the PC is to be done to one of the PC s COM ports per the appropriate wiring diagram in the instruments Installation Operation and Maintenance Manual If an adapter board P N 016932 01 02 is used to interface to the flow meter e g FlexMASSter verify the switch on the adapter board is in the correct position for the selected mode For the terminal mode e g FC88 emulation both switch positions must be depressed on the side marked TERM For the CLI mode both switch positions must be depressed on the side marked CLI WINDOWS 3 1X SETUP The Terminal program is most conveniently used in Windows 3 1X Outlined below are specific in2. n Windows 95 and HyperTerminal consult HELP or the User s Manual for Windows 95 Start HyperTerminal from the Accessories HyperTerminal window Click on Hypertrm exe In the Connection Description window click on Cancel If saving the setup at a later time is desirable save it through the File Save As menu Click on File Properties In the Phone Number window select the COM port to which the flowmeter is connected through the Connect Using box Click on Configure to enter the Port Settings window Select the following items e Bits per Second 9600 required for FC88 emulation may be different if CLI is used and instrument setup is otherwise Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Hardware Click on OK to exit the Port Settings window then enter the Settings window In the Settings window select VT52 in the Emulation box The setup is complete
3. structions on how to setup and use Terminal For detailed information on Windows 3 1X and Terminal consult HELP or the User s Manual for Windows 3 1X Start Terminal from the Accessories window Click on Settings Communications Within the Settings Communications window select the following items e Baud Rate 9600 required for FC88 emulation may be different if CLI is used and instrument setup is otherwise Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Hardware Connector select the COM port to which the flowmeter is connected Click OK to exit the Settings Communications window and click on Settings Terminal Preferences Within the Settings Terminal Preferences window select the following items e Within Terminal Modes click on Line Wrap and Local Echo e Within CR gt CRI LF click on Inbound Click OK to exit the Settings Terminal Preferences window and click on Settings Terminal Emulation Click DEC VT 52 then click OK to exit the window Ei T DOCUMENT NUMBER FLUID COMPONENTS INTL 08EN000528 Company Headquarters 1755 La Costa Meadows Dr San Marcos CA 92069 5187 SUBJECT CAGE CODE DATE SECTION REVISION The setup is complete If it is desired to clear the display at any time during use click Edit Clear Buffer WINDOWS 95 SETUP The HyperTerminal program is most conveniently used in Windows 95 Outlined below are specific instructions on how to setup and use HyperTerminal For detailed information o
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