Saving Configuration Parameters; Sending Parameters To A File - Western Telematic MDS-16 User Manual

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7. Saving Configuration

Parameters

After you have configured the MDS for your application,

parameters can be downloaded to your PC and saved as an ASCII

text file. Later, if the configuration is accidentally altered, the

file with the saved parameters can be uploaded to automatically

re-configure the MDS without the need to manually define each

parameter.

The saved parameters can also be uploaded to other MDS units.

This allows rapid set-up when several MDS units will be

configured with the same parameters.

This section describes the procedure for using ProComm to save

and load MDS parameters. Note that this procedure can also be

applied to other communications programs.

1. Start Procomm and access the MDS Command Mode.

2. Use the /P command to disable the MDS's echo feature as

described in Section 5. When the Port Configuration menu

is displayed, option 12 is used to enable or disable the echo

feature.

3. Press the [Page Down] key.

4. ProComm's Download Menu will appear. Select (A)

ASCII. ProComm will display a prompt which reads

"ASCII DOWNLOAD - Please enter file name".

5. Type in a name for the file that will contain the saved MDS

parameters using the full path and drive designation. For

example, "C:\MDS.PAR".

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