Basler Electric DECS-400 User Manual
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b.
Connect
c.
RS232-COM0
d.
Select the communications port of the host PC.
e.
Click Connect
f.
Type the password for your unit and press Enter or click OK.
g.
Wait for the currently installed settings to load from the DECS into BESTCOMS.
17.
Open the settings files you saved in step 5.
a.
Click the “open file” icon (
).
b.
Navigate to the location where the settings file was saved.
c.
Select the file that you saved.
d.
Click Open. The settings file will be uploaded to the DECS.
18.
While you are still connected to the DECS, open the text file that you saved earlier and compare
these settings to what is now in the DECS.
a.
Check all entries to verify that the settings have not changed. Keep in mind that some settings,
like the active mode setpoint, change as a natural course of the DECS functioning. Differences in
these settings, unless they seem out of the ordinary, do not necessarily indicate a problem.
b.
You may find that some new features were added. Default values will be entered into the new
features.
i.
If your current version of BESTCOMS no longer communicates with the DECS unit
containing the new firmware, contact Basler Electric for a version of BESTCOMS that is
compatible with your firmware.
19.
Save the new settings to your PC hard drive.
a.
Click the disk icon (
)
b.
Select a location that you can find again later (e.g., c:\Windows\desktop).
c.
Select an appropriate file name for the new settings.
d.
Click Save.
20.
Save a new copy of your settings text file.
a.
File
b.
Printing
c.
Print To File
d.
You will be asked to supply some information on the unit, like a serial number.
i.
This information will help you identify the file later.
ii.
You can enter any information desired or also leave the three boxes blank.
e.
Click OK
f.
Choose a location that you can locate later (e.g., c:\Windows\desktop).
g.
Select an appropriate file name.
h.
Click Save
21.
Close BESTCOMS.
a.
Communications
b.
Close
Settings are saved to the EEPROM of the DECS.
DECS-400
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