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Step 6:
Sending Your Own Commands Using an RS232 Terminal / Serial Monitor Program:
To create your own commands you will need a serial monitoring application. For the purpose of this
demonstration we are using Docklight but there are many to choose from. The layout and terminology
used in your terminal program may vary.
A free trial version of Docklight can be downloaded from https://docklight.de with some minor limitations.
Please see their website for more information.
Open your application and locate the project settings window. In Docklight this can be accessed by double-
clicking the highlighted area below or going to tools, project settings.
You can then change the COM channel (port number) to match the value determined in step 2.
A First Use Guide for LCH Inclinometers Using the RS232 Serial Interface.
The default baud setting for all LCH-45 sensors is 38400, with
8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no parity.
Click OK then open the port by clicking on the
Once the port is open, the
shown below:
The
button can then be used to close the port if required.
(Note: the port can only be open in 1 application at a time).
6
button:
button should be visible as
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