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the data, tester will be ready to accept any command. Data can be verified by using display
data mode. Windows based programme also can be used.
If two stage data is transmitted from PC to tester, 2 stage testing is automatically set and
need not be set through keyboard. It will be set as per data transmitted from PC. If 2 stages
are on and a cable number is selected, tester displays no points in second stage also.
If two stage data is transmitted from PC to tester, 2 stage testing is automatically set and
need not be set through keyboard.
If label printing is on for a cable number, serial number can be cleared and made to print
from ‘000001’ for regular and ‘001’ for KIML. Tester asks “CLEAR SERIAL NO?” if
‘ENTER’ is pressed, serial number is cleared and display is “CLEARED”.
Data to printer will print the net list or stored data for selected harness number on
a standard printer which is used with PC. Same cable can be used to connect printer to the
tester where printer connector is marked.
Data to PC will transmit the data for selected harness number to PC through
serial port. Serial cable should be connected from PC to tester. Before pressing “
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tester, run program receive.exe on PC in DOS mode. Enter the non-existing filename to
store the data. PC will display the received data and store it in the file.
4.3: Interfacing with PC:
To load harness data, label data, date, barcode, harness name etc. PC has to be
interfaced with tester. Harness data can be transferred from tester to PC.
Load software from floppy or CD provided with tester. DOS based programs are
trans1_1.exe or tmssl.exe to transmit from PC to tester and receive.exe from tester to PC.
Windows based program is TCHT. It has to be installed on PC with minimum Windows
95 as operating system using setup.exe. This will create futura as group. TCHT version
1.01 is executed as any other windows program. Selection of correct communication port
(com port) is important.
Connect PC to tester using serial cable provided with the tester. The Y end i.e.
end with 9 pin and 25 pin connectors is the PC end and other 25 pin connector end is the
tester end. Y end is connected to a COM port on PC.
