Wavetronix SmartSensor Advance User Manual page 33

SmartSensor Advance User Guide
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Click Communication on the main screen and then click the
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Serial connector icon at the top of the screen.
From the Port drop-down, choose the COM port on your com-
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puter that the sensor is plugged into.
From the Speed drop-down, choose 9600 bps (the default
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rate for the SmartSensor Advance), unless you have previously
changed the baud rate of the sensor.
If there is only one sensor on the bus, leave this set to Isolated
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Sensor. If your connection can see several sensors (they're all
on a single bus, for example), click the Multi-drop Network tab
and enter the sensor ID of the sensor you want to connect to.
Click Connect.
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Advanced Serial Connection Settings
Figure 32. Advanced serial connection settings
Setting
Timeout
Description
How long the
software tries to
connect to the sensor
before it gives up.
Details
Increase this time if
you're having trouble
connecting to the
sensor.