Top Line Menu - BBE DS24 User And Reference Manual

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
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You should now see the global view. This is the main screen from which to make your
programming choices.

8.4.3 Top Line Menu

1.File gives the typical Windows file management choices.
2.Config provides two choices: Modify and RS-232. Clicking Modify will open the Unit
dialog box. Clicking RS-232 lets you assign the Com port and baud rate for your par-
ticular computer.
3.Status activates/deactivates the connection between the computer and the unit.
Clicking Online opens a dialog box with three buttons. Click Just Connect. (If the baud
rate is not set correctly, the screen of the DS24 or DS26 will show "Communication
Error".)The Read and Write to/from MCU are for instances where multiple units are
linked together and one unit is a master controller.
4.Connection Indicator: In the top-left quadrant of the screen, just above the Input A
label, there is an icon showing a computer connected to a device. If the red "X" is
showing, the device is not connected. If there is no "X", then a successful connec-
tion has been made on the computer is Online to the device.
5.Device provides choices for naming programs and security lockouts. The items in
this drop down menu will be available only if the computer is online to a unit.
A.Clicking Memory will open a dialog box with a table displaying 10 memory loca-
tions and spaces for names as well as seven buttons.
To Store a program as a memory location, click on the desired Prog line in the table
for the desired save location. Then click Store. Write a new name in text box if
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