Micromod Micro-DCI: 53HC2600 LoopMaster SL6000 CONFIGURATION TOOLKIT - Manual (Page 44)

53HC2600 INSTRUCTION MANUAL
36 Online Configurations
4.4 Starting An Online Configuration
To start the LoopMaster software:
1. From Program Manager, double-click on the LoopMaster icon. The main LoopMaster window
will be drawn while the application initializes.
2. The opening dialog displays version, copyright and trademark information. Click OK.
To help you get started, LoopMaster presents a few dialogs. These startup dialogs help you open the
desired configuration.
4.4.1 Online or Offline?
1. When the Online or Offline dialog appears, select Online and click OK.
If LoopMaster is already invoked, an alternate method to initiate an online session is by clicking on the
Online toolbar button.
The Online toolbar button.
During an online session, your personal computer can manipulate the Micro-Mite controller database
through either one of the connections described previously in this book section (direct or via a Datalink).
4.4.2 Select a Controller
A controller address must be specified whether the Micro-Mite controller connection is direct to the per-
sonal computer or via a Datalink. The controller baud rate and parity selections must match your personal
computer COM port settings. In the example shown, controller 0 is being connected to COM port 2 of the
personal computer.
✎ NOTE If a warning message appears indicating LoopMaster detected a
faulty version of THREED.VBX, the startup will terminate. If this
message appears, see
Section 7.3.1, THREED.VBX Display
Problems .
✎ NOTE
For display problems, see Section 7.3, Display Problems .
Figure 4-5. Online or Offline? Dialog Box