Making A Serial Connection - Wavetronix SmartSensor V User Manual

Making a serial connection

Figure 32. Serial connection window
On the main screen, select the Serial (COM Port) radio button,
1
and then click OK to make the Serial connection window
appear.
If desired, click Advanced to see advanced settings.
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When ready, in the Serial connection window, click Connect.
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Advanced serial connection settings
PC Com Port Settings – By default, SSM is set to automatically
˿
detect PC com port & baud rate settings. To manually configure
these settings, click the Specify PC com port & baud rate set-
tings radio button. This will activate the Port # and Baud Rate
(bps) drop-down lists.
Additional Response Wait Time – Lets you change how long
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the software waits for a response before timing out. Click the
Use an additional checkbox to enter the number of additional
milliseconds that the software should wait.
SmartSensor Network Protocol – If there is only one sensor
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on the bus, leave this set to Simple. If your connection can see
several sensors (they're all on a single bus, for example), set
this to Multi-drop Network. You can choose to enter the ID of
the sensor you want to connect to or tell the sensor to auto-
detect the multidrop ID.
Note. You may need
a USB to serial
adapter to connect
to your computer.
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