DCT Antares SB, User Manual

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3.14. ANTARES CONFIGURATION TOOL (ACT)
If at any time you need to liberate the comm port for other ap-
plications, select the
Disconnect option from this menu. It is not
necessary then to close ACT for this purpose
Note:
3.14.2 STEP 2. Read the unit’s version
Now that the serial port has been selected a communication attempt can be
made. Try to read the unit’s version as indicated in the illustration.
After selecting the button ”Read from Antares” , a window with the text
Sending message is displayed. This windows is displayed every time there is
a communication process with the unit. If you cancel this window a warn-
ing message will indicate you that the configuration/reading process has
not been completed. When the communication is being done locally, the
response to a
Version query is immediate. If the response takes more than 2
seconds you have communication problems with the unit. Once the version
of the unit is displayed in the
Version field the ID is updated also reflecting
the actual configuration of the unit.
At this point you have successfully communicated with the unit and any
configuration or reading process can take place.
Refer to the Using Scripts section on the Configuration chapter for more
information.
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