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MetPak/MetPak RG and MetPak Pro Base Stations
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Issue 1
Doc. No. 1723-PS-0023
October 2018
6.2.
Configuring MetPak Range Base Stations with MetSet
Before you use MetSet check that MetPak Base Station is correctly connected to a Serial COM
port or USB COM port on your PC.
The optional Gill 1.8M, RS232 to USB cable (1957-10-065) can be used to power and provide a
suitable communication link for configuring a Base Station unit.
I
f using the Gill Configuration
RS232 to USB cable and a WindObserver or WindMaster is connected to a Base Station then the
USB 5v power will not be sufficient to power them, the cable is provided only for hub box
configuration.
NOTES
:
MetSet is compatible with RS232 and RS422 connected units only.
The availability of certain functions and parameters illustrated will depend on the Base
Station model and Options see Page 6, Para 2.1.2.
Opening MetSet
Click on the MetSet button on your PC’s desktop or choose:
Start > All Programs > MetSet > MetSet
The MetSet Control Centre window is displayed. If you have more than one Base Station
connected to your PC, MetSet, by default, selects the first device detected.
For most applications it is recommended to click on the MetSet
Connect and Read
button.
MetSet interrogates the Base Station and returns a summary of the device settings.
Depending on the Base Station Sensors connected only settings and parameters appropriate to
the connected Base Station unit will be shown.
Note
that MetSet also saves a copy of this screen to the connected PC as a Session Report File
that can be accessed from the following destination.
C:\GillAppsData\Metset\SessionReports.
Disconnect Base Station
and create Base Station
device settings using
MetSet Offline
MetSet supported products list
Not Used
Connect the Base Station
output to MetSet without
reading its configuration
settings
Connect the Base
Station output to MetSet
and read its
configuration settings
