Xantrex Technology SW Communications Adapter - Manual (Page 22)

3.0 OPERATION
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Starting the Program
From Windows:
1. Open
MY COMPUTER or WINDOWS EXPLORER.
2. Locate the file
“swcps.exe” and double-click it.
or
1. Click
START.
2. Select
RUN.
3. Type
“swcps” and press <Enter>.
From DOS (or a DOS prompt within Windows):
1. Locate the file
“swcps.exe”.
2. Type
“swcps” and press <Enter>.
When the program starts, a line drawing of the SW series control panel will
appear on the computer screen. You can resize the MSDOS window for better
viewing of the control panel if the labeling is not clear.
ID Numbers
Once the program has started, it looks for an SWCA programmed with an
ID number of “1”. This is the default ID number of all adapters. If two adapters
are connected to a PC with the same ID number, you will not be able to
communicate with either until the adapters have different ID numbers.
Refer to Table 3-1 on page 11 for information on accessing the SWCA
Programming Menu to reprogram the adapters with a different ID number.
The program also assumes that the SWCA is connected to a serial port with
a COM number of 1. If you are using a COM port other than one, refer to the
paragraph in this section titled
Changing the PC’s COM Port Number.
Changing the PC’s COM Port Number
To change the COM port number that the control panel simulator DOS
program uses to find the adapter, add the COM port ID number (1-4) after the
DOS command used to start the SWCPS program as follows:
C:> SWCPS 2
This command causes the program to look at the COM 2 port on the PC for
the SWCA adapters.