Leica Biosystems LPC Software installation - Manual (Page 78)

78 Software Installation Manual, Revision 2 - 03/2010
There are two ways to connect to the printer: serial and network. The serial
connection requires you to have two RS232-C COM ports on the PC that is
running the Producer CL software. The second port is specified in the "Host
Communications Setup" form along with the port parameters (e.g. baud, bits,
stop, parity, etc.).
It is your responsibility to provide the cable between your Host
system's serial port and the serial port on the PC.
The second method of connecting to the printer is via a network interface
card (e.g. Ethernet, Token Ring, etc.). The Producer CL software can be con-
figured via the Host Communications setup form to listen on a specific TCP/
IP port for incoming data transmissions. Your system must make a connec-
tion to this port, send the data, and close the connection.
Regardless of the method you choose to physically connect your Host sys-
tem to the Producer CL PC, you must also choose an "Application layer pro-
tocol" to handle the actual data transfer. Several protocols are available in
the Host Communications setup form. Please note that if you choose Net-
work connection, the specified protocol will run on top of TCP.
2. Installation and Setup