Base and relay setup – Worth Data RF Terminal 7000 User Manual
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Base and Relay Setup
The Base and Relay Setup is only accessible via the RF 7000 Configuration Utility included on the Utilities CD
that came with your RF Terminal. You can also download the utility from our website at:
Using the RF 7000 Configuration Utility
After you install the Configuration Utility from the CD or from the web, make sure your Base Station or
Relay is attached to one of the computer COM ports using the 9 pin serial cable (F36) cable included with
your system and that the power supply (5v from Worth Data ONLY) is plugged in. A Base Station will light
the LED Green, while a Base jumpered as a Relay will light a the LED Yellow, so be sure your unit is
jumpered properly.
Start the RF 7000 Configuration Utility.
If you know which COM port you are attached to, select that port in the program, then click "
Continue
". If
you are unsure of the COM port number, the program can find it for you. Enter the range of COM ports to
search, then click "
Find Base Station
".
The program will look for the Base or Relay and determine its current configuration. Once the program
finds it, it will display the Device Type (BASE or RELAY), the RF Channel (default is 01) and the
Firmware Version (xxxxx-pp). The first five characters are for the main processor's firmware, which can be
updated by you from the latest firmware always available on our website. The last two last two characters
are the firmware version of the radio processor; this is not field updateable. If these two characters don't
show, (you see only xxxxx), it means your radio processor is not responding and you need to call us to
authorize a repair.
If you want to change any of the settings (Baud, Parity, Data Bits and Stop Bits), you can do so by
clicking the desired setting.
If you are configuring a Relay, the first Relay should be configured as Relay ID "0", which is the default. If
you have more than one Relay, then select the desired Relay ID for this unit.