Appendix C
A-91
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the flowmeter.
IMPORTANT:
When connecting PolyLink to a DDF4088 or DDF4488, use the DB25
connector located beneath the keypad. (Do not use the flowmeter’s
DB9 connector with PolyLink.)
4. Unzip PLXXXZ.EXE on a computer by completing steps 3 through 7 in Section A.2.1.
5. Install PL.EXE in the C:\T directory of the DDF3088 using the HCOM file transfer
utility (located in the self extracting HCOMZ.EXE file). Exit HCOM when the file
transfer is complete by pressing the
ESC
key.
NOTE:
For instructions on using HCOM, refer to the text file HCOM.TXT on the
Polysonics Bulletin Board System (BBS) or on the PlantCom Utility Software
diskette. It may be necessary to delete some or all of the data log files with
HCOM if insufficient disk space is available for installing PL.EXE.
6. From the C: prompt (or C:\T prompt) of the DDF3088, run the DDF3088 flowmeter
program by entering AUTOEXEC and pressing the
YES
(
ENTER
) key.
Answer all the prompts, pressing the
YES
(
ENTER
) key until the Battery Setup screen
is displayed.
7. Enter the Battery Setup parameters, pressing
ENTER
after each one until the Main
Menu is displayed.
8. Press
F1
to select
SETUP
.
9. Press the
DOWN
ARROW
key twice to scroll through the Setup menus.
10. Press
F4
to select
RS232 SETUP
.
11. Press
F3
to select
POLYLINK
.
The following message is displayed:
WARNING: POLYLINK WILL CAUSE
FLOWMETER SETUP PARAMETERS
TO BE LOST.
CONTINUE? (Y/N)
12. Press Y to continue or N to return to the
SETUP
menus.
The PolyLink welcome screen is displayed.
13. Press
ENTER
.
14. Refer to the PolyLink connection information that follows step 9 in Section A.2.1.
15. To exit PolyLink from a DDF3088, press the
ESC
key to “back out” of the program
one screen at a time until the Battery Setup screen is displayed.
NOTE:
To maximize the space available for data logging, PolyLink (PL.EXE) should be
deleted from the DDF3088 when it is no longer needed. This can be done with the
HCOM utility. PolyLink can be reinstalled as necessary.
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