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C o m p u t e r I n t e r f a c e
The Electrostatic Classifier has one USB port to allow communication with
a terminal emulation program.
Term i n a l Comm u n i cations
To communicate to the instrument using Windows
®
command prompt,
follow these instructions:
1. With the instrument on, plug a USB cable into the USB B port on the
back panel of the classifier.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to a USB port on your computer.
3. Open Windows command prompt.
4. Determine the instrument IP address (USB or Ethernet) from the
instrument Setup screen > Device > Information. The IP address of
the classifier is shown.
5. Type telnet <IP_ADDRESS> <PORT_NUMBER>. For example, telnet
169.254.94.153 3602. The communications port number is always
3602.
6. You are now connected to the 3082. Type a command such as rdsn
(reads serial number) to verify connectivity).
To communicate to the instrument using a terminal emulation program
such as HyperTerminal, follow these instructions:
1. With the instrument on, plug a USB cable into the USB B port on the
back panel of the classifier.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to a USB port on your computer.
3. Open a terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term (a free
terminal emulator for Microsoft Windows
®
operating systems) or
HyperTerminal (included with most Microsoft Windows
®
operating
systems). Example: Select Start > Programs > Accessories >
Communications > HyperTerminal.
4. Enter a name for the connection, for example, TSI-3082.
5. Determine the instrument IP address (USB or Ethernet) from the
instrument Setup screen > Communication. The IP address of the
classifier is shown.
6. Enter the IP address from the Information screen in the Host address:
field of the terminal emulation software.