Rice Lake Tracer AV - Manual (Page 14)

10 Tracer AV Installation Manual
3.0 Configuration
To configure the Tracer AV , it must be placed in setup
mode. Setup mode is initiated by pressing the setup
switch on the
Tracer AV (see Figure 2-3 4).
When the Tracer AV is placed in setup mode, the word
CONFIG is shown on the display. The CONFIG menu
is the first of 7 main menus used to configure the
Tracer AV . Detailed descriptions of these menus are
given in Section 3.2 on page 12. When configuration
is complete, continue pressing the (
Units ) key to
exit setup mode.
3.1 Configuration Methods
The Tracer AV can be configured by using the Zero and
U n i t s k e y s t o n a v i g a t e t h r o u g h a s e r i e s o f
configuration menus or by sending commands or
configuration data to the EDP port. Configuration
using the menus is described in Section 3.1.3 on
page 11.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n u s i n g t h e E D P p o r t c a n b e
accomplished using either the EDP command set
described in Section 5.0 or the
Revolution ® software.
3.1.1 Revolution Configuration
The Revolution configuration utility provides the
preferred method for configuring the Tracer AV .
Revolution runs on a personal computer to set
configuration parameters for the Tracer AV . When
Revolution configuration is complete, configuration
data is downloaded to the Tracer AV .
Figure 3-1. Sample Revolution Configuration Display
Revolution supports both uploading and downloading
of configuration data. This capability allows
configuration data to be retrieved from one
Tracer AV ,
edited, then downloaded to another.
To use Revolution , do the following:
1. Install the Revolution module on a PC
running Windows ® 98 or later. Minimum
system requirements are 4MB of extended
memory and at least 5MB of available hard
disk space.
2. With both the Tracer AV and PC powered off,
connect the PC serial port to the Tracer AV ’s
EDP port.
3. Power up the PC and the Tracer AV . Use the
setup switch to place the Tracer AV in setup
mode.
4. Start the Revolution program.
Figure 3-1 shows an example of one of the Revolution
configuration displays.
Revolution provides online help for each of its
configuration displays. Parameter descriptions
provided in this manual for front panel configuration
can also be used when configuring the
Tracer AV using
Revolution : the interface is different, but the
parameters set are the same.
3.1.2 EDP Command Configuration
The EDP command set can be used to configure the
Tracer AV using a personal computer, terminal, or
remote keyboard. Like Revolution , EDP command
configuration sends commands to the Tracer AV EDP
port; unlike Revolution , EDP commands can be sent
using any external device capable of sending ASCII
characters over a serial connection.
EDP commands duplicate the functions available
using the
Tracer AV front panel and provide some
functions not otherwise available. EDP commands can
be used to simulate pressing front panel keys, to
configure the
Tracer AV , or to dump lists of parameter
settings. See Section 5.0 on page 26 for more
information about using the EDP command set.