Appendix A: Serial Connection
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Appendix A: UPLC-II™
Serial Connection
Configuration
Windows XP
Setup of a computer running Windows XP to con-
nect to the front serial port
1. Click  the  “Start”  button  in  the  lower  left
hand corner of the screen.
2. Then click on the “Control Panel” button to
open the Control Panel.
3. Select the “Phone & Modem Options” but-
ton in the Control Panel.
4. Select  the  “Modems”  Tab  in  the  Phone  &
Modem Options window.
5. Then  click  the  “Add”  button  and  this  will
open the Add Hardware Wizard.
6. Click  on  the  check  box  that  says  “Don’t
detect  my  modem;  I  will  select  it  from  a
list.” Then click on the “Next” button.
7. In  the  box  labeled  Manufacturer  select
“(Standard Modem Types)” and under mod-
els  on  the  right  select  “Communications”
cable between two computers” then click on
the “Next” button.
8. Now select the serial port number that you
will use to communicate to the UPLC-II™.
Then click the “Next” button.
9. You should now see a box that says, “your
modem has been set up successfully” Then
click  on  the  “Finish”  button. After  a  short
delay  you  should  then  see  the  connection
appear in the Modem tab of the “Phones and
Modem Options” window.
10. Now click on the new modem connection to
highlight  it.  A  “Properties”  button  should
appear at  the bottom of the window. Click
on this “Properties” button, and wait for the
properties window to open.
11. When the properties window opens click on
the “Modem” tab and select the Maximum
Port  Speed  pull  down  menu.  Select  a  port
speed  of  115200.  Then  click  on  the  “OK”
button.
12. Now  click  the  “OK”  button  to  close  the
Phone & Modem Options window.
13. Now  you  have  to  set  up  the  network  con-
nection.  This  is  done  by  opening  the
Control  Panel  again  and  clicking  on  the
Network Connection Icon.
14. When  the  Network  Connections  window
opens  click  on  “Create  a  new  connection”
on  the  left  side  of  the  window  under  the
heading Network Tasks.
15. When the New Connection Wizard window
opens  just  click  on  the  “Next”  button  and
the “What do you want to do?” window will
open.
16. Click on “Set up an advanced connection”
and then click the “Next” button.
17. The “Which type of connection do you want
to set up” appears. In this window you want
to select “Connect directly to another com-
puter” and then click the “Next” button.
18. In  the  “Host  or  Guest?”  window  select
“Guest” and then click the “Next” button.
19. Now you are asked for a Computer Name.
This is the name you want for the connec-
tion.  A  suggestion  might  be  UPLC-II™
Connection. Then click the “Next” button.
20. Now you are asked to select the communi-
cations device. Select the “Communication
cable  between  two  computers  (COMX)”
device. Where COMX is the COM port you
had set up before. For most computers this
will be COM1. Click the “Next” button.
21. You  are  asked  to  select  who  will  use  this
connection. Select which one will apply to
your  computer  and  then  click  the  “Next”
button.
22. The  Completing  the  New  Connection
Wizard  window  will  pop  up.  At  this  time
NOTE
In  order  for  your  settings  to  take  effect,  you
must click the “Continue” button on each page.
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