Impulse MAQ20-940 Configuration - Manual (Page 7)

MAQ®20 Software Configuration User Guide
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1.0 MAQ
®
20 Communication Setup
1.1 Quick Setup
1. Download the Configuration Software Tool from the Dataforth website, www.dataforth.com and
follow the installation procedure. If the system will be used with a USB connection to the host
PC, the USB Driver must be installed prior to connecting the system to the computer. Download
the driver from
www.dataforth.com and follow the installation instructions.
2. Start the MAQ
®
20 Configuration Software Tool program by double-clicking the icon MAQ20
Config SW Tool shortcut on the desktop. Alternately there is a MAQ20 Config SW Tool shortcut
under the Start menu / All Programs / MAQ20 program group.
3. Connect the appropriate communication cable and supply the MAQ
®
20 with 7-32VDC power.
4. From the main menu select Communication and then click Configure.
5. Set up the appropriate communication settings and click the Connect button.
The default settings are:
RS-232 & RS-485 Communication - 115.2kbps, even parity, Slave ID 16
Ethernet Communication - Static IP Address 192.168.128.100.
1.2 MAQ ® 20 Communication Setup & Connection
After the software is started, the initial panel displays with the View Panel disabled, indicating that the
application is not yet connected to the MAQ
® 20 system, reference Figure 1.
Figure 1: Configuration Software Tool, View Panel Disabled