Launching The Communicator Software - Arjohuntleigh FLOWTRON UNIVERSAL Service Manual

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Launching the Communicator Software

Make sure that the Communicator software is installed on the PC (Refer to Chapter 4 "Installing the
Communicator Software") and that the Serial Communications Pack (Fig 78, Item 10) is connected to
the base of the pump and to the PC via the Data Cable (refer to Page 9, Section 3).
4.1 Double-click the Communicator icon on the desktop of the PC.
Note: If there is no Communicator icon visible, instead click on Start, Programs, Huntleigh
Healthcare and Communicator as shown in Figure 81.
The view may vary slightly depending on your Windows
Figure 81 - Launching Communicator from the Start Menu
4.2 A "welcome" dialog box is briefly displayed, followed by the application startup dialog box (refer
to Figure 76):
4.2.1 Using the Please select COM port drop-down menu, set the Serial Port to that which
the Serial Communications Pack is connected to (normally either COM1 or COM2).
4.2.2 Click the Serial Communicator button on the Please select software from list. This
will start the Communicator software running, using the Serial Communications Pack to
connect the pump to the PC.
Note: Do NOT click the IrDA Communicator, MCM Calibrator or Battery Pack
Logger buttons, as these functions are not used.
4.3 The No command list loaded dialog box will be displayed (refer to Figure 77).
4.3.1 Make sure the title at the top of the dialog box is Serial Communicator and the top
right of the dialog box shows the Serial Communicator icon
incorrect, then the Communicator software is not using the Serial Communications
Pack to connect the pump to the PC.
4.3.2 Make sure that the top right of the dialog box shows File Version: SERS001-XX,
where XX is the version number, and must be 03 or higher. If this is incorrect, then the
Communicator software has not been installed correctly.
4.4 Click Connection, then click Flowtron Universal (refer to Figure 82).
4.5 The menu of Flowtron Universal Commands is then displayed (refer to Figure 79).
4.6 Before starting any test procedure using the Communicator software, always click the middle
button at the top right of the dialog box to maximise the screen (refer to Figure 79).
Note: The Tx Rx box will display all commands sent to the pump, all parameters sent with each
command and all responses received from the pump.
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