Restoring serial port settings – Vaisala WMT700 User Manual

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User's Guide ______________________________________________________________________

You can also troubleshoot WMT700 as follows:

- Fetch the error and event messages with the ERRORS

command. For more information, see section ERRORS — Get
Error Codes and Counts on page 116.

- Include diagnostics-related items in the data message. For

more information, see section Parameter Handling Commands
on page 111.

Restoring Serial Port Settings

If you are not familiar with the configured settings of the
WMT700 wind sensor, or if the settings have been accidentally
changed, you may not get any response when you send the OPEN
command to WMT700. In that case, restore the serial port settings
to known values.

To restore the default serial port settings using Windows

®

HyperTerminal:

1.

Connect a cable between your terminal computer, power
supply, and WMT700.

2.

Open the Windows

®

HyperTerminal program.

3.

Cancel the new connection.

4.

On the File menu, click Properties.

5.

Select the correct COM port and click Configure.

6.

Regardless of the configured port settings of WMT700,
select the following communication settings:

- Bits per second: 19200

- Data bits: 8

- Parity: None

- Stop bits: 1

- Flow Control: None

7.

Close the New Connection Properties window.

8.

Connect to WMT700 using the RS-485 interface.

9.

Switch the sensor power supply off and back on.

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