Lighthouse ApexP3, Operating Manual

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Operate the ApexPortable
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identifies it. The communication speed must be matched to the
requirements of the network to which it will be connected or the
connection will fail. Press the button describing the setting desired to
be changed, such as ADDRESS, BAUD, etc.
Figure 5-37 COMM Serial Settings Screen
Management programs like LMS Express/RT will search for the
instrument by the COMM Address specified on the screen shown in
Figure 5-37. COMM addresses can be 1 to 63 for the
Apex Portable
.
Each device on a multi-port chain must have a unique address.
Press the ADDRESS button to open the Address input screen (Figure
5-38) and use the numeric keypad to type the address; press ERASE to
erase a digit, if needed and ENTER to accept the value and return to the
Comm SERIAL Settings screen.
Figure 5-38 Serial Address Input Screen
Note:
The Data-entry
screen text box will be
empty and won’t display
the previous values so it
may be wise to write down
the previous values from
the screen shown in Figure
5-37, first.
Check the other values and change them by pressing the parameter
button, such as BAUD, DATA BITS, PARITY. The data entry screen
will display a window for entering the value(s) desired. Make sure the
values entered are correct for the environment / network or the
Apex Portable
communications will fail. The previously set values
will not be displayed.