KVH Industries TracVision 6 Technical Manual page 34

TracVision 6 Technical Manual
Figure 2-17
Switchplate Front Panel
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If you wish to track the default satellites, skip to Section 2.8 on
page 37 (European systems only) or Section 2.9 on page 38.
If you wish to track a different satellite (either from the satellite
library or a user-defined satellite), connect to the switchplate's
maintenance port and enter the appropriate antenna commands,
as described on the following pages.
Connecting a PC to the Switchplate's
Maintenance Port
To install satellites, you first need to connect a PC to the
switchplate's maintenance port. This procedure requires
Windows Hyperterminal (or other terminal emulation software,
such as PROCOMM). Use the settings appropriate to your
application and follow the steps below.
1. Connect one end of the PC data cable to the DB9
connector on the switchplate. Connect the other
end to the serial port on your PC (a 9-pin/25-pin
connector adapter may be needed for some PCs).
Antenna
On/Off Switch
2. Open the terminal emulation software and
establish the following settings:
• Bits per second: 9600
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: None
3. Apply power to the TracVision 6 system and allow
the system to complete full initialization. Data
should be scrolling on the PC display to identify
any system problems detected. If no data is seen,
recheck your connections and the terminal
software setup for the correct COM port.
Maintenance
Port
54-0166