OCTO-QUATTRO™
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Chapter 7 : CONTROL SOFTWARE
Your
OCTO-QUATTRO
™
is shipped with a Windows 95 or later compatible "OCTO-RANGE REMOTE CONTROL"
software (3.5" disk). This software allows you to control and make all adjustments by a simple mouse click.
NOTE:
Preferably use Windows NT, 2000, or XP for LAN operation.
7-1. CONNECTIONS
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CONNECTING TO THE RS-232 PORT:
- Connect the serial port of your control device to the
RS-232
port (DB9 Female connector) of the
OCTO-
QUATTRO
™
with a
straight
cable (DB9 Female / DB9 Male).
- Speed transmission:
9600 bauds, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity bit, no flow control.
- Pin-out:
PIN #
FUNCTIONS
2 TRANSMIT
DATA
(Tx)
3 RECEIVE
DATA
(Rx)
5 GROUND
(Gnd)
d
CONNECTING TO THE LAN PORT (optional):
- Connect the LAN port (RJ45 connector) of the
OCTO-QUATTRO
™
to your network according to your
installation.
7-2. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
c
Turn your computer ON and wait for Windows to completely start.
d
Insert the CD-ROM into your drive: the ANALOG WAY home window will open automatically.
e
Select the language of the CD-ROM menus, then click on "Install a Remote Control Software" and select the
name of your device.
IMPORTANT:
If the Autorun is not enabled: From the Windows desktop, open My Computer and select the
CD-ROM drive. Select the Autorun folder, then select the autorun.exe file.
f
Follow the Windows installation instructions.
7-3. COMMUNICATION SETUP
c
Connect the RS-232 or RJ45 cable between the OCTO-QUATTRO
™
and the control device as indicated in the
section 7-1.
d
Then only power ON all of the devices.
e
Click on the program files
Octo_range
in
Start>program>ANALOGWAY>Octo-Range
to run the software.
f
Click on
Controls
menu and select
RS232/LAN setup
, then:
•
CASE OF RS-232 PORT:
- With the LCD menu of the OCTO-QUATTRO
™
device, verify that the RS-232 port is activate (
CONTROL >
RS232/LAN port > RS232
).
- With the
Controls
menu of the software, select
RS232/LAN setup,
then select the
COM
port number
corresponding to the connection of the OCTO-QUATTRO
™
device.
DB9 female (Rear panel of the OCTO)
If the communication is
OK, the message
"
Device connected
" is
displayed as well as the
OCTO model in the
windows title bar.
