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ADCP-61-819 • Issue 1 • July 2000
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COM Ports Tab
This tab ( Figure 18 ) is used to establish COM port settings. The S
WATCH
TM
program is
designed to communicate with any COM port (1 through 8) on any PC.
COM Port Check Boxes – If you know which COM ports are available on your PC,
select them by left-clicking the check box next to the corresponding port.
Open Selected Ports
– The program will try to open only those ports that are selected in
the above section. Any selected port that is determined to be unavailable will be
unselected by the program.
Open All Ports – The program will automatically detect any available COM ports on
your PC. Those ports determined to be available will have a check placed next to them in
the COM Port Check Boxes.
Note : A dialog box will appear when the program has determined that a port is not
available.
Figure 18. “COM Ports” Tab
Scan Tab
Select this tab ( Figure 19 ) for the input and selection of scanning parameters.
Status Scan – The status scan determines if an event, (e.g. an alarm) has occurred in all
defined online units. The top dialog box in this section displays the scan period (in
milliseconds) for the selected unit. The bottom box displays the scan period (in
milliseconds) for all other units in the system. Select the check box to start the status
scan when the program is launched. If Status Scan is enabled on program start, a Site
Map should be opened on program start (see “File Tab” section) or Discovery Scan (see
below) should be enabled on program start.