Graco ProMix II Series, Service Parts, Page: 26 / 40

Connecting to a PC
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Updating Software
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Updating Software
Updating software will probably not ever be necessary,
but if it is, your PC must have terminal emulation soft-
ware to communicate with the ProMix™ II, for example
Hyper Terminal or Tera Term.
HyperTerminal is included with most standard Windows
installations.
Tera Term is freeware available at
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html .
Both programs work, but Tera Term is easy to use and
has advanced features, such as macro language that
can automatically download data from ProMix™ II.
1. Contact your distributor for the latest software file,
and save the file to your PC.
2. Start your terminal software and enter communica-
tion parameters as shown in Communication
Parameters table, page 26.
If Using HyperTerminal
a. How to start HyperTerminal varies, depending
on your PC. In general, click Start > Programs >
Accessories > Communications >
HyperTerminal.
b. Enter a name for the new connection. This
name will appear on an icon for the connection
on your desktop.
c. Click OK.
d. From the Connect Using list, click the PC port
you connected the cable to.
e. Click OK.
f. A dialogue box appears to set communication
parameters. Set the parameters as shown in
Communication Parameters table.
If Using TeraTerm
a. Start TeraTerm program.
b. Click Setup > Serial Port.
Communication Parameters
3. To activate the Graco software, press the PC Enter
key to start the software update program.
4. The main menu displays. Follow the instructions on
your screen. Refer to Example of Software Update
request, below.
If the main menu does not display, follow Software
Troubleshooting, page 29.
To access communication settings in the future: in
the Hyper Terminal window click File > Properties,
then click Configure.
Tera Term Hyper Terminal Value
Connect using Port Desired port in
list
Baud rate Bits per second 57600
Data Data bits 8
Parity Parity None
Stop Stop bits 1
Flow control Flow control None