Parker PowerStation PA2 Series - Transferring Files from a PC to the PA2 Powerstation; Keyboard and Mouse; Connecting a Serial Mouse; Ethernet Port

Chapter 3: Starting Your PowerStation PowerStation Connectors
PA2 PowerStation User Guide 3-5
Transferring Files from a PC to the PA2 PowerStation
You can transfer files from a PC to the PA2 PowerStation in one of three
ways—through the Ethernet, the CompactFlash, or a Serial Transfer. If you
plan to use a Serial Transfer, you will need a null modem cable.
1 Connect a null modem serial cable to an available serial port on your
development PC.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the serial port on the PA2
PowerStation.
3 Launch the MachineShop Toolbar on your development PC.
4 Select File - Open Project then select the project you wish to transfer.
5 Select Transfer from the menu bar and follow the transfer wizard
steps.
Keyboard and Mouse
The PA2 PowerStation allows you to use a USB keyboard and USB mouse in
addition to the touchscreen. The PowerStation accepts any IBM AT-
compatible keyboard, including 84-key standard keyboards and 101-key
enhanced keyboards.
Connecting a Serial Mouse
If you need to connect a serial mouse to the serial port on the PA2
PowerStation, you must check the settings to ensure that a COM port is not
already configured as a Download only port. If the COM port that you want
to use for the mouse is already assigned for Download, complete the
following steps:
1 Select Settings from the MachineShop Shell Main Menu.
2 Select Direct Serial from the Settings menu.
3 Select Port.
4 Select the COM port that you want to use as the Download port. Or,
you can select Disable to prevent any COM port from being used as a
download port.
5 If the Serial Mouse is not already connected to the PA2 PowerStation,
connect it now.
6 Reboot the workstation.
Ethernet Port
The PA2 PowerStation has an Ethernet RJ45 port with an Intel 82551ER
10/100 Mbps base-T controller that allows you to connect the PowerStation
to a Local Area Network.
Configuring the Ethernet Interface
The \NET directory of the PA2 PowerStation’s CompactFlash contains a
configuration utility and all drivers necessary to configure the Ethernet
interface on the PowerStation. These files are restored when performing a