Commissioning
WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70
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7.2
RS-485 connection
Prerequisite
The Fieldgate SWG70 is connected to the RS-485 bus. See Chapter 5.4 "Connecting to
Procedure
1. Connect the RS-485 bus to your computer via an RS-485/RS-232 signal converter or
an
RS-485/USB signal converter.
2. If you are using an RS-485/USB signal converter, install the correct driver.
3. Open the Windows device manager to find out which COM port the converter is
connected to. For this purpose, enter "Device manager" in the search window in the
Windows Start menu.
4. The signal converter and the assigned COM port are displayed under "Ports (COM &
LPT)".
5. Note the COM port (in this case USB Serial Port (COM5)) and the baudrate etc. as you
will need them to set up communication.