Kongsberg Seatex Seapath 200, Installation Manual

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Seatex Seapath 200 Installation Manual, rev. 13 Appendix D – Seapath configuration software, SCC
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8.2.2 Setting the serial port parameters
Click the
SCC-Seapath Port Configuration
button, or pull down the
Options File
menu and
select the
SCC to Seapath Communication / Port Configuration
option. The dialogue box
for communication setup appears (Figure 22), select connector and baud rate. The baud rate
must correspond to the baud rate setting in Seapath, unless the communication goes through
modems or other equipment, which change the baud rate. Default baud rate is 9600.
Normally, only the connector selection has to be changed.
Click
OK
. The settings are saved and will remain unchanged until reconfigured.
Figure 22 Communication Setup
8.2.3 Establishing connection
Click the
Connect to Seapath
button, or pull down the
File
menu and select the
SCC to
Seapath Communication / Connect
. The
Connect to Seapath Status
window becomes
active, if communication is OK, Figure 24 is shown. If the Seapath type and version is
correct, accept by clicking
OK
.
If the connection is not in order, a "Found no Seapath at this comm. port" message will appear
after a few seconds. The two buttons
Retry connection
and
Go Offline
are highlighted,
choose
Go Offline
in order to close the connection attempt. Check that Seapath has power on,
that the connection cable is plugged into the correct connectors and that the correct baud rate
has been selected. When connection is checked and corrected, try to establish connection
again.