ABUS Technologies Field Logger Data Acquisition/Recorder - Manual (Page 8)

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7. CONFIGURATION
A diskette with configuration software is included in the Field Logger package or
can be downloaded from our web site www.abustek.com . It is also included with the
FieldChart software, also available in the ABUS site.
To install the Configurator, execute the program FL_Setup.EXE distributed in
the diskette. The FieldChart software automatically installs the Configurator. The
Configurator presents 4 pages for parameter configuration: Communication
Channels, Acquisitions, and Diagnosis.
7.1 Communication Page
When running the Configurator, first select the serial port (COM1 or COM2), as referred in the
Communication page (See figure communication page, below). After setting up the communication
port, the user can start the Field Logger configuration.
Communication Page
When an unknown Field Logger is to be configured (no information on baud rate or address),
the Configurator can perform an ‘Automatic Search’ on the Field Logger connected to the PC COM port.
It finds out the baud rate and address actually programmed in the Field Logger. To access this function,
go to the Communication page and then click the button “Search”, in the “Automatic Search” box. The
actual Field Logger communication parameters are shown, enabling the user to change them (for
example, when configuring a network with many Field Loggers). To change the communication
parameters, select new values for Baud Rate and Address and then hit the button “Modify”.
The configuration program requires that only one Field Logger be connected to the PC when
the “automatic search” utility is called.