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a serial connection (from the PC’s physical COM port, a recommended USB to
Serial adapter, or a Keri USB Comm Module)
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a modem connection
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over Ethernet using a LAN module such as the LAN-520
Follow the set of instructions for each site according to your communication method.
Serial Connection
1. Highlight the Communication Channels node in the hardware tree.
2. Click the Serial Communication Channel icon.
3. A channel named “New Channel” appears in the hardware tree.
4. Highlight the new channel so you can view its properties in the grid.
5. Double-click False to change it to True.
6. Set the COM port number that corresponds to the serial device being used. If you
are unsure what COM port to use, go to Device Manager on the host PC and
expand the node Ports – Com & LPT. If the COM port is correctly installed/enabled
your device will have its assigned COM port showing in parentheses, i.e. (COM3).
7. Give the communication channel a descriptive name.
8. Click save and the channel settings is added to the database.
9. Highlight the master PXL controller in the hardware tree.
10. In the controller properties > Communication Settings > Communications Channel
select the new channel from the drop-down list.
11. Click the save icon, within a few seconds events should appear in Live Events sig-
nifying that the master is online.