Chapter 8:
IQ 250/260 Meter Programming the IQ 250/260
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To Connect to a Location
:
a. Select the
Location
you want to connect to from the
List of Locations
box.
NOTE
:
You may only connect to one location at a time
. To change to a different location, you must
disconnect
from the
current location
by selecting it and clicking
Disconnect
.
b. Click
Connect
. When the connection is made, the selected location appears in the
Connected To Locations
section of the screen.
c. Click
Close
. The
Device Status
screen opens, confirming the connection. The
Computer Status Bar
at the
bottom of the screen also confirms the computer’s connection parameters.
NOTE
: If the connection fails, a popup screen will alert you. Check that all cables are secure, that the RS-232 cable
is connected to the correct Com Port on the computer, and that the computer is set to use the same baud rate and
protocol as the meter to which the computer is connected.
Disconnecting from an IQ 250/260
To
disconnect
from an IQ 250/260 Meter or from a location, do one of the following:
• Click on the
Disconnect
icon in the
Title Bar
.
• Select
Connection
>
Disconnect
from the
Title Bar
.
• From the
Connection Manager
screen, select the location from the
Connected to Location
field and click the
Disconnect
button.
Changing the Primary Device/Address
Use this feature to select another meter as the primary device.
1. Click
Connect>Change Primary Device/Address
. You will
see the scree on the right.
2. Enter the
address
of the device you want to designate as the
new
Primary Device
.
3. Click
OK
.
Merging Connection Databases
Use this feature to combine two sets of cnexcom databases.
1. Click
Connection>Merge Connection Databases
. You will see
the screen on the right. It allows you to select the two databases
to merge.
2. Click the
Browse
button next to each field to pick the databases.
The
Source
cnexcom database will be merged into the
Destination
cnexcom database.
3. Click the
Merge
button to proceed with the merge; click
OK
to
exit the screen.
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