10
2.3
C
OMMUNICATING WITH
S
ENTINEL
2
To communicate with the Sentinel 2 system a communications cable is required
(part-number COMAEUSB or CABA2075) to connect the Control Box to a PC.
The PC also
requires a HWM software utility called “
I
nstallation and
D
iagnostic
T
ool”, or
more commonly known as IDT (PC version).
IDT is introduced in this section but relevant parts of it will also appear at places
elsewhere in the manual.
2.3.1
Download of IDT (PC version)
IDT (PC version) can be downloaded
from the HWM Customer Support
website, or from the following webpage:
https://www.hwmglobal.com/idt-
support/
Note: The user has to be registered by
HWM and have a password to gain
access).
Once installed, an icon will be available
on the PC desktop similar to that shown
opposite:
Launching the program will result in IDT
loading and an initial screen, as shown.
To read the Sentinel 2 device a suitable
Comms cable must first be fitted.
2.3.2
Connecting the Comms Cable
A cable of the type
COMAE/USB
is shown opposite.
Attach the Comms
cable to the
“COMMS /
EXT.BAT
TERY”
connector of
the Sentinel 2
Control Box.
Connect the other
side of the connector to
the PC (USB port).
It is now possible to communicate with the Sentinel 2 system using IDT.