Thermo Scientific Partisol 2000i Instruction Manual page 372

Communications Using iPort or RPComm
Using RPComm
D-40 Partisol 2000i and Partisol 2000i-D Instruction Manual
27. Once you have verified the connection, disconnect the modem
connection.
28. Attach the male end of the 9-to-9 pin cable to the RS232 connector on
the other instrument.
29. Repeat steps 12 through 27 for the other instrument.
30. Disconnect from the instrument.
31. Obtain a serial switching device from a commercial manufacturer. It
has been found that devices manufactured by Black Box Corp. work
properly with its instrumentation, although other devices should
function properly. The part number and cost of the device will vary
depending on how many serial devices the user wishes to connect to it.
32. From the serial switching device's instruction manual, determine the
command codes required to trigger activation of each serial port being
used.
33. Unplug the serial cable and its adapter(s) from the modem and then
plug the cable assembly into the switching device. Follow the
instructions provided with the serial switching device to connect it to
the instruments and the modem.
34. With the RPComm Connect List screen displayed
select the name of one of the connections used to verify the modem
connection above and then choose the Edit Selected Connection icon.
The Connection Type screen will then be displayed
35. From the Connection Type screen, ensure that the correct instrument
type is selected and select "Settings" to display the AK Protocol Setup
screen (Figure D–22).
36. From the list of command codes on the right side of the AK Protocol
Setup screen, select the correct series of command codes needed to
trigger the desired instrument. As codes are chosen, they will appear on
the bottom of the screen in the Connection Command box. If a code is
entered incorrectly, it can be deleted by selecting the code in the
Connection Command box and pressing the Delete key on your
computer's keyboard.
(Figure D–20),
(Figure D–21).
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