SLE SLE5000 Model J - RS232 Connection Settings and Testing Data Output; Glossary

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36.9 RS232 Connection Settings and Testing Data Output
36.9.1 Version 3.3
Connect a standard serial cable from the ventilator to the test computer. Turn on the
ventilator and allow it to enter ventilation off mode. Open the Hyper Terminal for Windows or
the terminal emulator for other operating systems, (Settings: COM1, 9600 bps, 8 Data bits,
Parity None, 1 stop bit, Flow None or No handshake). Turn on the ventilator, the hyper
terminal should show that comma delimited data is being sent.
36.9.2 Version 4.1 to 4.3.2
Connect a standard serial cable from the ventilator to the test computer. Turn on the
ventilator and allow it to enter ventilation off mode. Open the Hyper Terminal for Windows or
the terminal emulator for other operating systems, (Settings: COM1, 19200 bps, 8 Data bits,
Parity None, 1 stop bit, Flow None or No handshake). Turn on the ventilator, the hyper
terminal should show that comma delimited data is being sent.
36.10 Glossary
Explanation of terms used within this document.
100 Monitor/Display Comms Fail
101 EEProm Flow data corrupt
102 EEProm Oxygen data corrupt
103 EEProm Pressure Offset data corrupt
104 EEProm Pressure Gain data corrupt
105 EEProm Pressure Time constant Data corrupt
Term Meaning
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most
common format for text files in computers. Not suitable for non-English
letters but suitable for numerics.
RS232C RS232 is a long established standard for low speed serial data
communication, “C” being the current version.