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GF-123

Benchmark 2.0LN Low NOx Boiler

Chapter 9

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nstallation, Operation and Maintenance Manual

RS232 Comm.

PR1 08/20/12

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6. You will have to provide an account name and password in the terminal window to complete

the process.

9.2 RS232 COMMUNICATION SETUP

Regardless of the terminal emulation utilized, the following guidelines must be adhered to when
setting up the RS232 communicati on link:

o

Baud Rate – The baud rates which can be used with the C-More Control Panel are:

• 2400
• 4800

• 9600 (Default)

• 19.2K

o

Data Format – The program must be set for: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and either

Xon/Xoff or No flow control.

9.3 MENU PROCESSING UTILIZING RS232 COMMUNICATION

Viewing data logs and viewing or changing Control Panel menu options using RS232
communication is accomplished as follows:

1. Start the emulator software program and ensure that the specified baud rate and data

formats have been entered.

2. Press the Enter key on the laptop. An asterisk (*) prompt should appear.

3. At the prompt, enter the valid RS232 password (jaguar) in lower case letters and press

Enter.

4. “Welcome to Aerco” will appear in the laptop or “dumb terminal” display with a listing of the

following available entry choices:

5. M = Display next Menu

D = Display menu items
N = Display next menu items
Cxx = Change item xx
F = Fault log display
S = Sensor log display
T = Time line display
L = Log off

NOTE

The Level 1 password (159) must be entered to change options in the
Setup, Configuration and Tuning Menus. The Level 2 password (6817)
must be entered to view or change options in the Calibration and
Diagnostics Menus. With the exception of the password entry, all other
keyboard entries can be made using either upper or lower case.

6. To view the available menus in the top-down sequence shown in Figure 3-2, enter M <Rtn>.

The Menu title and first 10 options will be displayed.

7. When viewing menus containing more than 10 options, enter N <Rtn> to display the

remaining options.

8. Shortcut keys are also available to go directly to a specific menu. These shortcut keys are:

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