CONFIGURING CONTROLLER COMMUNICATION
Before utilizing External Controllers, both the communication cable / driver and
the controller itself need to be configured in MC6. We recommend this to be
done using the Controller Preset window available in MC6's main function
Settings. MC6 supports up to four presets. Each of the presets create a pair of
a Connection Interface (communication cable / driver) and a Controller Type.
See adjacent picture.
The menu in a Controller Preset window contains further tools for defining the
communication. One of the menu items is Enable Measurement Port, defining
if the is controller also used as a measuring device. Menu selections may be
individual for each preset.
When an External Controller is connected and configured, it is available as any
port in MC6's user interface.
CHANGING CONTROLLER DURING CALIBRATION
In Documenting Calibrator, you may need to change the controller during cali-
bration. This, e.g. because a temperature controller's span is not useful
throughout the measurement span of the instrument to be calibrated.
Change the controller as follows:
1. During calibration, open the Documenting Calibrator's Menu.
2. Select option Instrument Input.
3. In the Instrument Input window, tap on the button that invokes the con-
troller change procedure.
4. Follow the instruction on the screen.
Example of a Controller Preset.
Notes.
If you run into communication problems, check the communica-
tion settings of the connected controller. They may have been
changed from the controller's default values. MC6 always uses
the controller's default values.
The Controller Preset window's menu includes an option to
view the Communication Log. In the Communication Log
window you may choose the log format: binary or textual.
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