5.5.5
Set the COM port buffers
For Windows 2000/XP/7 the COM port Receive Buffer and Transmit Buffer need to be set
to 1. To set the COM port buffers:
Procedure
1. In the MS Windows Control Panel, open the
System
option.
2. Select the
Hardware
tab, and then select
Device Manager
.
3. Expand the
Ports
node in the tree view.
4. Righ-click the selected COM port and select
Properties
.
5. Select the
Port Settings
tab, and then select
Advanced
.
6. Drag the
Receive Buffer
slider to 1.
7. Drag the
Transmit Buffer
slider to 1.
8. Select
OK
.
9. Restart the computer.
5.5.6
Installing the RRM software for F
OUNDATION
™
Fieldbus
To install the Rosemount Radar Master for F
OUNDATION
Fieldbus communication:
Procedure
1. Start by installing the
National Instruments Communication Manager
software.
See National Instruments manual (Getting started with your PCMCIA-FBUS and the
NI-FBUS
®
software) for more information.
2. Insert the RRM installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. If the installation program is not automatically started, choose
Run
from the
Windows Start bar.
4. Type
D:\RRM\Setup.exe
where D is the CD-ROM drive.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
6. Make sure that F
OUNDATION
Fieldbus is chosen as default protocol.
Getting started
Procedure
1. Before starting RRM make sure that appropriate settings are made with the
National
Instruments Interface Configuration Utility
:
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