Chapter 4. Service And Configure Menus; Watch Window And Servlink Software; Hand Held Programmer - Woodward 723PLUS Technical Manual

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Service and Configure Menus

Watch Window and Servlink Software

Watch Window was developed by Woodward to be a Servlink client software
product to provide a generic PC interface for any 723PLUS control, and is a very
powerful setup, testing, and troubleshooting tool. Watch Window provides a means
of loading the application software into the 723PLUS control, shutting down and
placing the control in the configuration mode, setting configuration and service
tunable values, saving values in the control EEPROM, and resetting the control.
Application tunable values can be uploaded, downloaded, and saved to a file.
An "inspector" provides a window for real-time monitoring and editing of all
control Configuration and Service Menu parameters and values. Custom
"inspectors" can easily be created and saved. Each window can display up to 28
lines of monitoring and tuning parameters without scrolling. The number with
scrolling is unlimited. Two windows can be open simultaneously to display up to
56 parameters without scrolling. Tunable values can be adjusted at the inspector
window. Watch Window communicates with the control through RS-232/RS-422
cable connection to port J1 which is configured as a point-to-point only Servlink
Server and through RS-232 or RS-422 null modem cable connection to port J2. A
jumper or closed switch between terminals 9 and 10 sets port J1 as a Servlink
interface port. Removing this jumper or opening the switch sets port J1 as a
Hand Held Programmer interface port. Port 2 is a Servlink interface port only.
Read "Control Properties" to display the part number and revision level of the
software in the control. Refer to this number and revision level in any
correspondence with Woodward (write this information in the Programming
Checklist, Appendix C). Read "Getting Started" notepad included with the Watch
Window install software.
The Hand Held Programmer is a hand-held computer terminal that gets its power
from the 723PLUS control. The terminal connects to the RS-422 communication
serial port on the control (port J1). Remove the jumper or open the switch
between terminals 9 and 10 to set port J1 as a Hand Held Programmer interface
port. To connect the terminal, slightly loosen the right-hand screw in the cover
over J1 and rotate the cover clockwise to expose the 9-pin connector. Then firmly
seat the connector on the terminal into J1. The terminal can be connected or
disconnected at any time without affecting control operation.
The programmer does a power-up self-test whenever it is plugged into the
control. When the self-test is complete, the screen will display two lines of
information relating to the application. Pressing the ID key will change the display
to show the part number and revision level of the software.
The programmer screen is a four-line, backlit LCD display. The display permits
you to look at two separate functions or menu items at the same time. Use the
"Up/Down Arrow" key to toggle between the two displayed items. The BKSP and
SPACE keys will scroll through the display to show the remainder of a prompt if it
is longer than the display screen's 19 characters.
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Hand Held Programmer

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