LINK Systems OmniLink - PLC Interface - Manual (Page 15)

June 5, 2000 Man ual Rev 1 .0
3.1
Figure 3.1: Example Auxiliary Communications Setup Screen
Section 3 Configuration
Before the PLC Interface can be configured, it must be enabled in the Auxiliary Communications Setup
screen. To get to this screen:
a) Press the “CONFIGURE” softkey in the Press Control Screen. The configuration access code will
have to be entered to gain access to this screen.
b) Press the “OPERATOR TERMINAL” softkey.
c) Press the “AUXILIARY COMM SETUP” softkey.
d) The screen should now look similar to that of Figure 3.1 (there may differences depending on the
particular options enabled on each control).
e) There are five ports that can be configured for various functions such as laptop interface, network
interface, feed interface, and so on. On the OmniLink 5000, port 1 is fixed for use by the system.
Ports 2 through 5 can be configured by the user according to need. To change the function of a port,
move the cursor to the port and hit the “CHANGE COMM TASK” softkey. This key will cycle
through the available functions of the port. Note that most functions can only be selected on one
port at a time. Place the cursor on the port the PLC Interface should run on (Port 3 in the example of
Figure 3.1) and hit the “CHANGE COMM TASK” softkey until “PLC Interface” appears. If it does