B&C Technologies EL-6 Windows - Manual (Page 9)

8. Connect the Null Modem cable (B&C Part number 141-100) between the EL6 and your com-
puter (if you have a serial port) or to the USB to Serial adapter attached to your computer (if
you don’t have a serial port). If you are using the USB-Serial adapter, you MUST USE THE
NULL MODEM CABLE ALSO.
9. Open the wash program you wish to download to the EL6.
10. Release the emergency stop button. After the self test, the EL6 display will change to PRO-
GRAM N.
11. On the EL6, press the START and RESET keys together. The EL6 display will change to n?
12. On the EL6, press 1, then 4, then 4 again. The display will show an asterisk (*) for each
number entered.
13. Timing is critical for this step. Press Enter on the EL6 keypad - the display on the EL6 will
change to RS232. As soon as the display on the EL6 changes to RS232, click the red down
arrow in the EL6 software on your computer or press Ctrl-D on your computer’s keyboard.
14. While the program is transferring to the EL6, the EL6 display will show COMPUTER ⇒ EL6
indicating that a program transfer is taking place. The laptop display will show a graphic of
a computer attached to washing machine. The lower right information will remind you to
press 144. If a red icon appears in this information box, the transfer will not start. The red
icon indicates a problem with the program, and tells you exactly what the problem is. These
problems must be corrected before the program can be saved to computer or transferred to
the EL6.
2.3 Transferring from the EL6 to the Computer
The transfer from the EL6 to the laptop is called uploading. To upload from the EL6 to the laptop:
1. Follow steps 1 through 10 in the previous section.
2. Click the red up arrow in the EL6 Software on your computer or press Ctrl-U on your com-
puter’s keyboard. The dialog box shown in figure 2.4 on page 7 appears.
3. Ensure that the All SP, HP, SI button is selected on the left, and 24 is selected on the right.
4. Press the START and RESET keys together. The EL6 display will change to ”‘n?”’
5. Press 1, then 4, then 4 again. The display will show an asterisk (*) for each number entered.
6. Press Enter on the EL6 keypad. When the display changes to RS232, click on the OK button
in the dialog box on your laptop.
7. While the program is transferring from the EL6, the EL6 display will show EL6 ⇒ COM-
PUTER indicating that a program transfer is taking place. The laptop display will show a
graphic of a computer attached to washing machine. The lower right information will re-
mind you to press 144. When the transfer is complete, you will see the program set on your
laptop display.
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