Monitoring The Mcs Via A Direct Cable Connection To The Mcs Board - Kodak DryView 8150 Service Manual

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7-7.

Monitoring the MCS Via a Direct CABLE Connection to the MCS BOARD

Use this procedure to monitor activity in the MCS and display the same types of information that are
written to the logs. For example, if you suspect that the MCS is not booting correctly, you can set up a
session, de-energize and energize the IMAGER, and observe the boot and initialization process on your
LAPTOP COMPUTER.
1. De-energize the IMAGER.
2. Connect an MPC CABLE (standard DB9 to DB9) from the LAPTOP COMPUTER to the 9-pin
CONNECTOR (J24) on the upper left corner of the MCS BOARD.
3. Using HyperTerminal, ProComm, or an equivalent communications application, set the following
communication parameters:
Baud rate = 9600, Data bits = 8, Parity = None, Stop bits = 1, Flow control = None
4. To display the Emulation screen, select Properties>Setting.
5. Set Emulation = VT 52 or VT 100.
!
Caution
While you are in monitoring mode, DO NOT type anything. This can damage the MCS software.
6. In the communications application, turn on logging to capture data when the IMAGER is energized.
7. Energize the IMAGER and observe the boot-up data.
Note
The following sample log of MCS operations at bootup does not include a printout of the operations
that occur in the peripheral MICRO SYSTEMS such as the FEEDER BOARD, RF TAG BOARD, etc.,
with which the MCS BOARD communicates. The log does not provide information on detailed
operations of the SENSORS and MOTORS controlled by the peripheral MICROS during bootup.
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