Conair W Series User Manual page 155

C o n f i g u r i n g t h e S P I C o m m u n i c a t i o n
S o f t w a r e
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Once the password has been entered, go to "Setup">"Other">Comm.
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When the "Comm" menu is displayed, scroll down through the menu and
set the "Protocol" to"SPI". Set the slave ID to a unique address on the
RS-485 network master. Once you have completed entering in your informa-
tion, return to the opening menu and cycle the power on your equipment to
establish the new settings.
In order to connect Conair equipment to a host computer system, Conair can pro-
vide an SPI-DDE server which will allow DDE compliant software packages such
as Wonderware or Excel to connect to the SPI network with minimal programming
required.
For more information on the SPI protocol, you can obtain the SPI Communication
protocol manual by contacting:
The Society of Plastics Industry, Inc.
1801 K Street, NW, Suite 600K
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 974-5200 Fax (202) 296-7005
www.plasticsindustry.com
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