Traulsen RBC200 - VIII. SMARTCHILL COMMUNICATIONS; System Requirements and Hardware Connection

VIII. SMARTCHILL
TM
COMMUNICATIONS
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VIII. a - INTRODUCTION:
All Traulsen SmartChill
®
equipped blast chiller models are supplied from the factory capable of on-line communi-
cations. However, an optional software/hardware kit is required to make this compatible with your PC. Use of
this provides many user advantages, such as:
• Retrieving Batch/Chill Cycle Data
• Viewing Users and Their Status
• Exporting Data To A Spreadsheet
• Adding Additional Products To The BY PRODUCT Mode
VIII. b -
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
IBM PC, Pentium II 300mhz or greater, Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME or NT operating system, 10 x CD ROM Drive, 64
MB RAM, 800 x 600 display, 24 bit color support.
VIII. c - OPERATION:
For more information and operation detail, please refer to the SmartChill
®
Communications User’s Guide, form
number TR35853.
VIII. d - COMMUNICATION WITH SMARTCHILL
®
:
During communication with the SmartChill
®
program on a PC, the screen below displays.
VIII. e - HARDWARE CONNECTION:
To utilize the communication features of the SmartChill
®
control, it is necessary to connect this to a PC
using its RS232 data port. See form number TR35853 for more information.
COMMUNICATING WITH
COMPUTER
PLEASE WAIT...