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The
Tools UTILITY
PC App can be
purchased
separately on a
USB dongle
Addendum I Communications
The
AR’s are standalone units and do not require a PC or Internet connection to
operate. They also have two active communication ports that allow a PC (laptop or
desktop) to transmit and receive formatted text files to be stored in the PC. One port is
a telephone connection and the other is a serial RS232 port. The phone port requires
that the AR to be connected to an analog telephone line and the serial port is
connected by a short cable (e.g., 15 ft.) to the PC DB9 com port.
PC’s no longer have serial or modem ports. They have USB ports that use modular
USB adapters to interface via phone modem or RS232 serial cable. We provide a
PHONE or DIRECT UTILITY program on a USB dongle (flash drive). You can connect
via the removable dongle, or move the UTILITY program the PC’s hard drive.
A
SERIAL
dongle
connects to PC’s
USB port
A
PHONE
dongle
connects to PC’s
USB port
