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For PDS-220Fx Series English/ Aug 2010/ Version 1.0 What’s in the shipping package? The package includes the following items: PDS-220Fx Software Quick Start Guide Series (This Document) Preparations for devices 1. Power Supply:+10 ~ +48 V (Ex, DP-665, optional) 2. Ethernet to Fiber Optic converter. (Ex, NS-200F series, optional) 3.
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Connecting the Power and Host PC 1. Connect both the PDS-220Fx via the Fiber Optic converter and your computer to the same sub network or the same Ethernet Switch. 2. Wire “RXD” and “TXD” of the COM2 on the PDS-220Fx as below (for test).
Installing VxComm Utility on your PC 1. Locate the software from: CD:\Napdos\driver\VxComm driver\ http://www.icpdas.com/products/Software/VxComm/vxcom m.htm 2. Install VxComm Utility. Configuring Ethernet settings 1. Run VxComm Utility and click “Search Servers” button to search your PDS-220Fx. 2. Double-Click the PDS-220Fx to configure the Ethernet Settings.
3. Contact your Network Administrator to get correct network configuration. 4. Modify the network settings and then click “OK”. The PDS- 220Fx will restart it-self immediately. Configure the Ethernet settings Configuring virtual COM ports 1. Again search out your PDS-220Fx to make sure the new IP/Mask/Gateway are set in, then click your PDS-220Fx to select it.
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2. Click the button "Add Sever(s)”, assign a COM port number and then click “OK”. Assign a COM port number 3. Check the COM port numbers virtualized on PC. Check COM port 4. Click “Tools -> Restart Driver” and then click “Restart Driver”...
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Testing your PDS-220Fx 1. Right-Click the Port2 and then choose “Open COM Port”. Right-Click the Port1 and then choose “Open COM Port” 2. Check the COM Port’s configuration and then click “Open COM”. Check the configuration and then click “Open COM”. PDS-220Fx Quick Start Guide...
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3. Send a string and get a response that should be the same as sent. Click “Send” to send a string to your PDS-220Fx Responsed string is displayed here. PDS-220Fx Quick Start Guide...
Additional Information PDS-220Fx Series Document: : : : CD:\Napdos\PDS\PDS-220Fx\document\ http://ftp.icpdas.com.tw/pub/cd/8000cd/napdos/pds/pds-220fx/document/ PDS-220Fx Series firmware: : : : CD:\ Napdos\PDS\PDS-220Fx\VxComm\Server(PDS)\ http://ftp.icpdas.com.tw/pub/cd/8000cd/napdos/pds/pds- 220fx/vxcomm/server(pds)/ More demo programs: : : : CD: \NAPDOS\PDS\PDS-220Fx\demo http://ftp.icpdas.com.tw/pub/cd/8000cd/napdos/pds/pds-220fx/demo/ The PDS-220Fx Series Web Site http://www.icpdas.com/products/Industrial/pds/pds-220fx.htm The ICP DAS Web Site http://www.icpdas.com Technical support Supplies and ordering information...