VICI FTP - Manual (Page 7)

3
Getting Started
Cable Connections
Refer to Figures 1 and 2 as necessary.
1. Connect the USB cable to the front of the FTC and to the computer.
2. Connect the column harness to the FTC and to the column.
3. A 12 VDC fan with a 1.0 amp maximum average may be used to cool the column,
under the control of the FTC. Connect the red wire of the fan harness to the red
(positive) wire on the fan.
4. Connect the black wire of the fan harness to the black (negative) wire of the fan.
5. Connect the fan harness to the FTC.
6. Connect the 48 VDC power supply to the FTC.
7. Connect the AC power cord to the power supply.
Establishing Serial Communication
Operation of the FTC is primarily through a serial port connection on a personal
computer (PC) in conjunction with a terminal emulator such as HyperTerminal
® , available
on Windows ® XP. Since the fast temperature controller employs the FTDI USB serial port
chip, the corresponding driver code must be installed on the PC. The latest revision of
the driver can be obtained from http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm or from Valco.
The driver will recognize the controller and define the virtual “COM” port to which the
terminal emulator can connect.
1. Turn on the computer and select the following on the desktop:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal
2. If the Default Telnet Program prompt appears, select Yes. Otherwise go to the next
step.
3. When prompted, type FTC as the name for the connection, then click OK.
4. When asked to select a COM port, select the highest port available, COM3, then OK.
5. In the Properties screen for the COM port, set up the following:
Figure 3: Setting the COM port properties