Table of Contents
Advertisement
Quick Links
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Related Manuals for COBHAM USB Wireless Control Module (UWCM)
Summary of Contents for COBHAM USB Wireless Control Module (UWCM)
- Page 1 User Manual The most important thing we build is trust. USB Wireless Control Module (UWCM) Cobham Surveillance GMS Products 1916 Palomar Oaks Way Ste 100 Carlsbad, CA 92008 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 T: 760-496-0055 F: 760-496-0057 www.cobham.com/gms...
- Page 2 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Author Comments 09-21-09 Doug Freeman Initial release. 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 2 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms...
-
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Figure 6 - Frameworks Installation Progress Screen ..........................10 Figure 7 - Possible Framework Installation Screen for Slow Systems ..................10 Figure 8 - Initial Screen for the Actual WCM GUI Setup Wizard ....................10 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 3 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... - Page 4 Figure 32 - Menu Selection after ALT is pressed ........................... 22 Figure 33 - File Menu Selections ................................... 22 Figure 34 - Configuration Menu Selections ............................. 22 Figure 35 - Help Menu Selections ................................. 22 Figure 36 - About Screen ....................................23 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 4 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms...
-
Page 5: Acronyms
1.0 Acronyms This section lists and describes the various acronyms used in this document. Name Meaning Graphical User Interface Industrial, Scientific, and Medical VETA Miniature Transmitter Wireless Control Module 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 5 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 6: Introduction
Depending on the nature of the fault, GMS will endeavor to repair the equipment and return it to the customer within 14 days of the item arriving at our workshops. Obviously, it is impossible to cater for 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 6 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 7: Safe Operating Procedures
After the installation of the GUI application, a USB driver must also be installed. 4.2.1 GUI Application Installation The setup utility is located in the SW folder on the root directory (Figure 2) of the removable disk. 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 7 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 8: Figure 2 - Removable Disk Root Directory Structure
If the Framework is not found, the utility will begin installation of the framework. The first part of that installation is the Microsoft end user license agreement (EULA). Accept the agreement to start the installation (Figure 4). 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 8 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 9: Figure 4 - Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 End User License Agreement (Eula)
Once the EULA is accepted, the installation of the .NET framework continues (Figure 5). Figure 5 - Frameworks Initial Installation Screen The Framework installation takes a considerable amount of time. The installation progress is displayed in the screen status bar (Figure 6). 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 9 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 10: Figure 6 - Frameworks Installation Progress Screen
The Select Installation Folder screen is next. A default location for the installation is provided. If you do not accept the default, you must remember where you installed the files to install the USB driver later. 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 10 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 11: Figure 9 - Installation Folder Selection Screen
The actual installation begins once the location has been accepted (Figure 10). Figure 10 - WCM GUI Installation Progress Screen The installation is quickly accomplished and the wizard displays an Installation Complete screen (Figure 11). 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 11 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 12: Usb Driver Installation
Plug the UWCM into a free USB port on the PC. If your PC does not accommodate the physical size of the unit, an USB extension cable (Figure 12) can be used. Figure 12 - USB Extension Cable 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 12 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 13: Figure 13 - Windows Xp Found New Hardware Wizard
The Windows installation Wizard will now start to guide the user through the driver installation procedure. Please select “Install from a list or specific location” as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 - Selection of Advanced Settings 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 13 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 14: Figure 15 - Selection Of Driver File Location
Figure 15 - Selection of Driver file Location Click Next to advance to the next step. Windows will now search for the driver, which may take some time (see Figure 16). Figure 16 - Windows XP Looking for the Correct Driver 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 14 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 15: Figure 17 - Windows Xp Has Located The Correct Driver
You are now likely to encounter the warning dialog shown in Figure 18. If that is the case, you can safely click ‘Continue anyway’ and the driver installation will resume. Figure 18 - Possible Windows Logo Testing Warning Screen Windows will establish a restore point as shown in Figure 19 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 15 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 16: Figure 19 - Windows Xp Setting A System Restore Point
Finally, Windows will install the USB driver as shown in Figure 20 Figure 20 - Windows XP Actually Loading the Driver Upon completion of the installation, windows will provide a final wizard screen (Figure 21) and a pop-up from the status bar (Figure 22). 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 16 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 17: Figure 21 - Driver Successfully Loaded
Figure 22 - XP Operating System Reports New Hardware Ready When Windows has finished installing the device, a new serial port will show in the device manager in Windows Figure 23 - Assignment of Serial Port by Operating System 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 17 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 18: Software Operation
Software Operation 4.3.1 Start the application The application software can be launched using the task bar (Start -> All Programs - >Cobham -> UWCM) or by double clicking the desktop icon (Figure 24) that the installation program installed. Figure 24 - UWCM Desktop Icon 4.3.2 Main Screen... -
Page 19: Figure 25 - Gui Main Screen
VMT is actually turned on and responding to queries from the application. Figure 26 - GUI Communications Section 4.3.2.2 Turn the transmitter power on When the user is ready to activate the remote VMT, Click the Turn Transmitter ON command button (Figure 27). 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 19 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 20: Figure 27 - Gui Power Control Section
When communications is established, the connection indicator will turn green. If that indicator turns yellow, it means that errors have been detected in the communications stream. The VMT Power Control indicator will also turn green indicating that the remote power switch has been turned on. 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 20 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 21: Figure 30 - Gui Connected And Communicating With Remote Vmt
A specific configuration can also be selected by clicking on the specific configuration indicator. While the configuration is changing, the wait screen (Figure 31) is displayed. Figure 31 - Change of Configuration Wait Screen 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 21 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 22: Figure 32 - Menu Selection After Alt Is Pressed
The Configuration menu contains a Factory Setup command (Figure 34) that is not accessible by the user Figure 34 - Configuration Menu Selections The Help menu contains an About command (Figure 35) that opens up the applications information screen. (Figure 36) Figure 35 - Help Menu Selections 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 22 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms... -
Page 23: Specifications
Temperature -10 C to 70 C Degrees Humidity 0 to 95% non-condensing Size 2.34” x 0.91” x 0.23”/ 5.94 cm x 2.3 cm x 0.58 cm Weight less than 0.72 oz / 20 g 100-M0126X1A 04/09/10 23 of 23 www.cobham.com/gms...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the USB Wireless Control Module (UWCM) and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers