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Innovation Water Heaters Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual
CHAPTER 8 – RS232 COMMUNICATION
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AERCO International, Inc.
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100 Oritani Dr.
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5. You are now ready to execute this command on the remote machine, simply click
the
Open
button at the bottom of the dialog.
6. You will have to provide an account name and password in the terminal window to
complete the process.
8.2 RS232 COMMUNICATION SETUP
Regardless of the terminal emulation utilized, the following guidelines must be adhered to when
setting up the RS232 communication link:
1. Baud Rate – The baud rates which can be used with the C-More Control Panel are:
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2400
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4800
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9600 (Default)
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19.2K
2. Data Format – The program must be set for: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and either
Xon/Xoff or No flow control.
8.3 MENU PROCESSING UTILIZING RS232 COMMUNICATION
Viewing data logs and viewing or changing Control Panel menu options using RS232
communication is accomplished as follows:
RS232 Menu Processing
1. Start the emulator software program and ensure that the specified baud rate and data
formats have been entered.
2. Press the Enter key on the laptop. An asterisk (*) prompt should appear.
3. At the prompt, enter the valid RS232 password (jaguar) in lower case letters and press
Enter.
4. “Welcome to Aerco” will appear in the laptop or “dumb terminal” display with a listing of the
following available entry choices:
M = Display next Menu
D = Display menu items
N = Display next menu items
Cxx = Change item xx
F = Fault log display
S = Sensor log display
T = Time line display
L = Log off
NOTE
The Level 1 password (159) must be entered to change options in the Setup,
Configuration and Tuning Menus. The Level 2 password (6817) must be
entered to view or change options in the Calibration and Diagnostics Menus.
With the exception of the password entry, all other keyboard entries can be
made using either upper or lower case.