Neutronics 7100E - Disable RS-232 Continuous Output; Human Readable Data Format; Machine Data Format with NO Checksum

Maintenance and troubleshooting Model 7100E
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Revision A, dated 24-Jun-2016
Manual P/N: C5-06-4900-14-0
5.1.2.1 RS-232 Service port interfacing with hyperterminal in Microsoft Windows 95 or
later
Turn off your PC computer, and remove power from the Model 7100E. Complete the instructions for
wiring and connecting the Model 7100E to a PC computer (section 2.1.3.10). Apply power to the Model
7100E, and start up the PC computer.
On your PC computer, open HyperTerminal: Navigate from the Windows desktop – Select:
Start → Programs → Accessories → Communications → HyperTerminal
In HyperTerminal, create and configure a new connection – follow the prompts:
Prompt
You enter
Connection Name
7100E
Connect To
COM1, or other available COM port
In HyperTerminal, select the correct COM port properties:
Properties
You enter
bits per second
9600
data bits
8
parity
None
stop bits
1
flow control
None
terminal emulation
VT 100 *
* Not all versions of MS Windows prompt for this parameter.
Select “Apply” and “OK” as prompted. The Hyper Terminal program will immediately begin
communicating with the Model 7100E, and the Model 7100E will commence sending data via ASCII code
dump to the PC. The information from the analyzer will be sent in ASCII strings, at 1-second intervals.
Data will be sent in the factory default “Human Readable” format.