Downloading system prints to a laptop
About this task:
Downloading system histories to a file is another useful method to capture system operating
conditions. The following instructions are used to establish communication between the OptiView
Control Panel and a laptop computer.
1. Connect the laptop computer to the OptiView™ as shown in the following table.
Table 100: Laptop connections
Laptop (RS-232 Serial Port)
OptiView (Com 1)
PIN
Description
Connector
Terminal
2
RX
to
J2
4 (TXD1)
4
DTR
to
J2
2 (DSR1)
5
GND
to
J2
9 GND
2. On the OptiView™
Printer
screen, select
PC
. This allows faster data download than the
printer selections.
3. Navigate to the
Setpoints
>
Setup
>
Comms
screen and check that the printer settings match
in the following step.
4. Set up the HyperTerminal as follows:
a.
Go to the
Start
menu.
b.
Select
All Programs
.
c.
Select
Accessories
.
d.
Select
Communications
.
e.
Select
HyperTerminal
.
f.
In the box displayed, it requires a name and icon for the connection. Select a name that
is descriptive and select an icon. Select
OK
.
g.
In the box labeled
Connect
, select the com port that will connect to the YVAM unit. This
port is usually labeled
Com 1
. Click
OK
.
h.
Enter the port settings as follows:
- Bits per second: 57600
- Data bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop Bits: 1
- Flow control: None
5. Set HyperTerminal to capture a file.
a.
On the toolbar, click
Transfer
.
b.
Select
Capture Text
from the drop down menu.
c.
A
Capture Text
filebox appears. Verify the location and file name.
d.
Select
Start
.
6. Press the
Print Screen
button on the appropriate screen to be captured. The HyperTerminal
displays the printed information and the information is recorded as a .txt file.
7. When the print file has been recorded, click
Transfer
from the toolbar and
Capture
from the
drop down menu and select
Stop
. This stops the transfer and provides access to the capture
file.
What to do next:
The following additional RS-232 connections are used to wire up serial devices for desktop and
laptop computers.
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Page 10: ...Figure 4 Variable speed drive nomenclature YVAM Control Center 10...
Page 15: ...Figure 8 System piping and instrumentation diagram P ID 15 YVAM Control Center...
Page 154: ...Figure 62 Sample printout status or history YVAM Control Center 154...
Page 155: ...Figure 63 Sample printout status or history continued 155 YVAM Control Center...
Page 156: ...Figure 64 Sample printout setpoints YVAM Control Center 156...
Page 157: ...Figure 65 Sample printout setpoints continued 157 YVAM Control Center...
Page 158: ...Figure 66 Sample printout schedule YVAM Control Center 158...
Page 159: ...Figure 67 Sample printout sales order 159 YVAM Control Center...
Page 160: ...Figure 68 Sample printout security log report YVAM Control Center 160...
