Westermo FD-10 User Manual

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6.4.2 On-line configuration by FD-Tool

This part will only describe the usage of FD-Tool to perform an on-line configuration.
For FD-Tool installation and general FD-Tool handling, see “FD-Tool installation manual”
on theCD, FD-Tool.

The FD-10 goes into configuration mode, a connection with FD-Tool, immediately after a
power on.The serial interface is set as follows, and should not be changed.

RS-232

9 600 bit/s

no parity

8 data bits

1 stop bit

data control

Initiate an on-line configuration

• Start the FD-Tool.

• Connect a DTE-DTE serial cable (zero-modem) to the serial port of the PC and the

RS-232 port of the FD-10.

• Initiate communication between the FD-Tool and the FD-10 by selecting Connect >

RS-232.The FD-Tool will attempt to get communication until a successful connection
or a manual cancel.

• Power the connected FD-10.The CONF LED of FD-10 will be active and remain so as

long as the FD-10 is in configuration mode. After some seconds, the connection will
established and the Status (to left in lower border of FD-Tool window) will be changed
from Disconnected to Connected. If the CONF LED will be inactive (after about
3 seconds), the initiation of on-line configuration is failed. If failed, check the serial
cable and that all S2 switches are set to off. Power on the device again.

• The FD-Tool shows the device type of this FD-10, present configuration, or the default

configuration whether the FD-10 is used for the first time.

Modify configuration

Configurations are defined per device type, see “Functional description”, chapter 7.

FD-10 P

Point to point and Addressed, serial transfer slave

FD-10 A

Addressed, serial transfer master

FD-10 N

Network, serial sending

Load configuration to FD-10

• The present configuration, shown by FD-Tool, will be loaded to the FD-10 by selecting

File > Configuration > Load to device.

• This loaded configuration will be running in normal operation after a new power on

and when the CONF LED has been set to inactive.

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