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
ergometer, 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
download from the website (http:www.vscom.de/
USB-CD).
Finalize the driver software installation by 4.
inserting the USB adaptor.
Install the Monark Software disk. 5.
Connect the USB Adaptor to the Serial Cable and 6.
proceed with testing.
To control the ergometer use the PC software which is
available for free download from our website: www.
monarkexercise.se, 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.
In terminal mode do the following settings:
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.
Connect Ergometer and PC with the 0-modem cable
(normally used for the handheld controller).
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, press ENTER and follow •
the instructions on the display.
Setting to control ergometer from external ECG •
devices: Siemens Megacart: type: env cmdtype=1,
press ENTER.
Setting to control ergometer from external ECG •
devices: Various ECG devices: (most common
setting) Siemens Megacart: type: env cmdtype=2,
press ENTER.
To returning to control via the bike's handheld
controller, type: env = cmdtype, press ENTER or env
cmdtype = 0, press ENTER.