Monark 939 E - Connection to PC; Common PC Commands

Monark 939 E
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Connection to PC
To connect a PC to the ergometer, use a 0-modem
cable (RS232) with a 9-pin D-sub female at each end.
If no RS232 Serial port is available on the computer
use a USB serial RS232 converter.
Before installing the Monark Software for your ergo-
meter, you must take the following steps.
Locate the USB adaptor. 1.
Inside the USB adaptor packaging, there is a mini-2.
CD.
Insert the mini-CD into the CD-ROM drive and 3.
install the driver software. If there is no CD drive
on your computer, driver software is available for
down from the website (http://www.vscom.de/
USB-CD).
Finalize the driver software installation by inser-4.
ting the USB adaptor.
Install the Monark Software disk. 5.
Connect the USB Adapter to the Serial Cable and 6.
proceed with testing.
To control the ergometer use the PC software supplied
with the ergometer or other PC software made for the
Ergomedic 939 E.
From software version MEC3V11R14 and later
settings can be made from a PC in terminal mode
if the terminal is not available. Set PC in terminal
mode. A terminal emulator is normally available in
i.e. Windows under Accessories/Communication.
If no RS232 serial port is available on the PC use a
USB serial converter to connect to a USB port.
In terminal mode do the following settings:
Connect Ergometer and PC with the 0-modem cable
(normally used for the ergometer terminal).
Turn on power to the ergometer. The ergometer is
now checking what type of device is connected. When
finished a message appears on the PC screen.
Common commands:
Calibration: Type: cali[enter] and follow the •
instructions on the screen.
Setting to control ergometer from an external •
Siemens Megacart ECG device: Type: env
cmdtype=1[enter]
Setting to control ergometer from other external •
ECG devices: (most common setting) Type: env
cmdtype=2[enter]
To go back to control the ergometer with the
terminal.
Type: env cmdtype=[enter] or env cmdtype=0[enter]
9600 baud•
8 data bit•
1 stop bit•
no parity•
no flow control•
set terminal emulation to VT100•
set the • COM port number. A USB serial
converter is automatically assigned to a
COM port number by Windows. This
number is indicated under Startmenu /
Settings / Control Panel / System Hardware
/ Device Manager. The USB serial adaptor
should be listed in the Ports (COM & LPT)
section.