6 remote programming, 1 connecting to a computer, 1 setting up serial connection with hyperterminal – Eppendorf Innova 40R Shaker User Manual
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Remote programming
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Remote programming
You can use a communications program (such as HyperTerminal) to send commands to the shaker from
your PC.
6.1
Connecting to a computer
Before setting up communication software, check the
Mode
and
Baud Rate
parameter settings found on the
RS232
Set the shaker’s
Mode
parameter to
Slave
.
Set the appropriate
Baud Rate
.
6.1.1
Setting up serial connection with HyperTerminal
1. Connect the RS-232 cable between the computer and the shaker’s RS-232 port.
2. Start HyperTerminal and follow the steps for setting a new connection.
3. Select the COM port you will be using, then set the COM parameters to the following values:
6.1.2
Testing the connection
1. Turn the shaker off.
2. Start HyperTerminal.
3. Turn the shaker on.
If a connection is made, the shaker will send and
OK
to the communication software.
6.2
Sending commands
With the command program, the user send commands to the Innova 40/40R Shaker by computer.
• The serial interface uses an echo character protocol that is implemented to indicate that a valid
character has been received by the shaker.
• For every character sent by the user computer, the Innova 40/40R Shaker will return a matching
• HyperTerminal is not included with Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Baud rate
Enter the setting on your shaker
Data bits
8
Parity
None
Stop bits
1
Flow control
None