Programming T942C Central Unit; Preparations In Pdm - ASCOM T942C Installation Manual

Installation Guide
T942C and T942C/2 Central Unit
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Programming T942C Central Unit

NOTE: This section is not applicable for the T942C/2 Central Unit.
The programming of T942C shall only be performed by the system administrator which
sets parameters and relevant functions in the Central Unit to customize its functionality.
The Central Unit is programmed by using a computer containing the software application
Portable Device Manager (PDM).
For more information on how to use PDM, see Installation and Operation Manual,
Portable Device Manager, Windows version, TD 92325GB.
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Preparations in PDM

To be able to connect the Central Unit, some parameters must be set in PDM. Otherwise, the
Central Unit will not appear in the PDM.
1 Select Options > Preferences.
2 In the 942C COM port drop-down list, select which COM port the Central Unit will
use on the computer running PDM.
3 In the 942C COM port speed drop-down list, select baud rate the Central Unit will
use.
In the 942C parity drop-down list, select which parity bit to be used. 
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NOTE: The same parity bit must also be set in the Central Unit. Additionally, PDM
requires that 8 bits and 1 stop bit are set in the Central Unit.
5 If the Central Unit is password protected, the same password configured in the
Central Unit must be entered in the 942C password text field.
3.2 Configuration
This chapter describes settings in parameter definition files (.def). These files are regularly
updated and settings may change slightly. For example "On" to "Enable" or a parameter
can be moved to another directory.
To be able to view the parameters of the Central Unit, do the following in PDM:
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