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Communicating with PrecisionFlo LT
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Communicating with PrecisionFlo LT
Communication with the PrecisionFlo LT is carried out
through the Graco Shell program (included). This is a
text based menu program that you can use to perform
the following tasks:
•
Upgrade software
•
Display software versions
•
Download job and alarm logs
•
Backup and restore setup parameters
•
Restore the factory defaults
You can access the Graco Shell program via the pro-
gramming port on the side of the control box. Plug one
end of the programming cable into the RJ12 (phone jack
style) on the control box and the other end of the cable
into the serial (COM port) of a computer.
For more information on the use of Ethernet and
Ethernet Kit 118329 see
The laptop computer used to interface to the Graco
Shell must be running some type of terminal emulation
software. Some examples are Hyper Terminal or Tera
Term. Graco recommends using Tera Term which can
be downloaded from
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/
VA002416/teraterm.html
. The following communica-
tions parameters must be used (these are the default
parameters in Tera Term).
Once the programming cable is connected and the com-
munications software is running, the user can activate
the Graco Shell by pressing the Enter key on the key-
board. The main menu will be displayed.
The main menu will look as follows:
****Welcome to the Graco Control Application Menu****
Build date: Mar 05 2003 14:23:23
a. Software Update and Version Information
b. Data Transfer
c. Restore settings to factory defaults
Enter Selection [a-c]:
Upgrading Control Board Software
To upgrade the controller software, you must first obtain
the latest version of
Ltcontrol.rec
. Contact your Graco
distributor for details.
Select option “a”. Make sure the key switch is turned to
Setup mode. The following text will be displayed.
Are you sure?
Enter yes to continue:
Type “yes”. The following text will be shown.
****Welcome to the Graco Control Boot Software.****
Version: 1.01.001 Built: Mar 10 2003 14:39:33.
Warning: you are about to erase your applica-
tion software.
Type ‘yes’ to continue upgrading software
(reboot to cancel).
Type “yes”. The following text will be shown.
Sector 1 erased.
Sector 2 erased.
Sector 3 erased.
Hyperterminal: Go to (Menu Transfer XXX Send
Text File) and select *.rec file.
Tera Term: Go to (File XXX Send File) and
select *.rec file.
Select Send File from the File menu in Tera Term. Then
select the
Ltcontrol.rec
from the selection box window
(you will need to browse to the appropriate directory).
The file will begin to download to the controller, which
will take approximately one to two minutes. When the
download is complete, a new menu will appear on the
screen. The software upgrade is now complete. Cycling
power to the controller is recommended after a software
upgrade.
Setting
Value
Port
COM 1 or COM 2
Baud Rate
57600
Data
8 Bit
Parity
None
Stop
1 bit
Flow Control
None