Main Window; Communications Setup - EAW DX1208 Help File

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Design
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Found Devices
Device Windows
DX Navigator interfaces to individual hardware devices through floating Device Windows.
Each DX series hardware device has its own Device Window that provides the specific
controls, configuration settings, and other parameters for operating that device type. Device
Windows opened from the Found Devices tab allow the user direct control over every
parameter of the selected hardware device, as well as visibility to real-time meter data. Device
Windows opened from the Design tab, on the other hand, cannot control hardware directly.
They are used instead to create offline designs which can later be uploaded to online
hardware devices or saved to Site Files on disk.

Main Window

Communications Setup

Description
Before you can go online with any DX series device, you must first select the communications
protocol you wish to use to communicate with the device(s). DX Navigator offers three
choices: RS-232, USB, and Ethernet (static or dynamic). Once a protocol is selected, DX
Navigator uses that protocol to discover and communicate with every connected device;
protocols may not be selected on a per-device basis.
Parameters
The DX Navigator communications settings are accessed by choosing Tools from the
Communications menu in the Main Window when DX Navigator is offline. The
Communications settings are automatically saved to the Windows Registry when DX
Navigator is closed.
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COM Port
The Design tab is the area where offline device designs are
created. Double-clicking a Device Icon in the Design tab opens a
Device Window which provides access to all the settings of the
device. Design settings can be uploaded directly to hardware
devices of the same type, and designs can be created directly
from hardware devices. The contents of the Design tab (one or
more designs with their respective settings) can also be saved to
a Site File on the local hard drive, and restored to the Design tab
when the Site File is opened.
The Found Devices tab adds a Device Icon for each physical
hardware device that DX Navigator is able to connect to after
going online. Double-clicking a Device Icon in the Found Devices
tab allows you to log into and control a hardware device directly
from its Device Window.
Sets up DX Navigator for either RS-232 or USB communications.
The Com Port drop-down list displays the port numbers of all
COM ports available on your computer. For both RS-232 and
USB communications, select from the list the port number to
which the DX1208 is connected.
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