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FireNET 4127 I & O Manual v1.90 UL
9.14 Loop Explorer Options
9.14.1 COM Port
On some computers, it may be necessary to change the communications port used to
transfer data to and from the panel.
The default is COM 1. Click File, Options. Select the COM port you wish to use. See section
9.4.2 for exact details on how to set COM ports.
9.14.2 Default Project Folder/ Memory Management
The default project folder is the initial folder location offered for opening and saving Loop
Explorer projects. To modify the folder location, click File, Options, then click the MISC tab.
Either type the path in or click Find, if you wish to change the folder location. Select the
folder using the browser window, then click OK to continue, and click OK in the original
screen, or click cancel to exit the window.
It is also possible from this screen to set the computer’s RAM available to Loop Explorer. Be
sure not to set this value larger than the computer’s physical RAM memory size.
Under the Options/Misc screen it is possible to make Loop Explorer use less of the
computer’s RAM for use on older computer’s with less RAM to utilize.
The default will be set to medium, 32MB – 128 MB RAM installed which most computers
have. If the computer is an older computer, using Windows 98, it may have a small amount
of RAM to use, as Windows takes a lot by itself just to load. Upon changing the amount
Loop Explorer has to use, the program will have to be closed and opened again, in order to
free up the memory. If Loop Explorer is set to having Low RAM, you may only add up to
approximately 12 panels, full of devices. If it is set to Medium, it may hold about 32 panels,
and high, will be all 64. When a project file (*.hsa) is first opened, the Quick Load option
allows use of less RAM memory such that more panels are possible and the initial Loop
Explorer start-up time may be reduced.
If any problems are experienced using Loop
Explorer, such as illegal operations or the system running low on resources, setting the
RAM usage to Low may help as well.
9.14.3 Splash Screen
The splash screen is a bitmap image file (.BMP), which is displayed when Loop Explorer
initially starts. The default splash screen may not be altered, but you have the option to turn
the default splash screen off. A custom splash screen may be used in place of default one.
A custom splash screen can only be a file up to 2Mb in size, so as not to increase the
loading time of the application.
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