Vermes MDS 3200A - MDC Communicator Software; Installation; Start; Input of Commands and Parameters

VTK‐VS‐BA‐004e‐B|UserManualMDS3200A | Communication Interfaces
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7.1.3 MDCCommunicatorSoftware
TheMDCCommunicatorrepresentsapowerfultooltocontrolandtoinspectthestateof
theMDC3200AbymeansofthelocalRS‐232C.ItisbasedonLabView®developedbyNa‐
tionalInstruments.ThesoftwarerunswithWindowsversionsupfromXP.Theserialinter‐
faceitselfis
structuredaccordingtoSCPIstandardandworkswithsoftwarehandshake;
hardwarehandshakeisnotused.
7.1.3.1 Installation
Toinstallthesoftware,proceedasfollows.
Step1:StarttheInstallation‐Setup.
 UnpacktheCD.
 InsertittothecorrespondingdriveofaPC.
 Openfolder“MDCCommunicator“.
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Openfolder“installer1.2“.
 Executesetupfile(size1,391KB).
Step2: Waituntiltheinstallationisprepared.
Step3: Choosethedirectoryrequiredforinstallationoftheprogram.
Step4: Acceptthelicenseagreementandpress“NEXT“.
Step5: Press“NEXT“oncemoretostarttheinstallationwhichmay
lastsomeminutes.
Returntotheprecedingwindowbypressing“BACK”.
Step6: Whentheinstallationiscomplete,press“FINISH“.
Step7: Choosebetweenthethreeoptions“Restart“,“ShutDown“and“RestartLater“.
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INFORMATION!
VERMESMicrodispensingrecommendsrestartingthePC.
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Step8: Theprogramisavailableimmediatelyafterrestart.
7.1.3.2 Start
Step1: ConnectthePCandthecontrolunitwithastraightinterfacecable.
Step2: StartthesoftwareviaStartMenu.
Step3: Specifytheporttobeusedfortheconnectionofthecontrolunit(Com1ispreferred).
Step4: Thesoftwareautomaticallyrecognizesthecontrolunit,notifying“HV
detected“.
7.1.3.3 InputofCommandsandParameters
Step1: TheSelectionScreen“MENU“presentsanoverviewofavailableorders.
Afterselection,pressbutton“WritestringtoMDC“.
Step2: Someofthecommandsrequestforparameterinput,tobeperformedassoonas
thecorrespondingwindowopens.Theinputof
thevalueshastobeconfirmedby
“OK”.Dataareloadedintheprogramatonce.Selectabledatacanbefoundinthe
menu“StringtoWrite“.
Step3: Datearetransferredtothecontrolunitby“WritestringtoMDC“.
Step4: Closethesoftwarebypressing[x].
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