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Serial Port Test Agent
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Serial Port Test Agent
During a setup, it is sometime not clear if the wiring between the Kaleido-X and a third-party device is
correct or if the third-party device sends the expected data. One can connect a serial-port test agent as a
third-party device in XEdit, export the database to the Kaleido-X frame, and then read, on a Web page, the
data received on the serial port.
To use a serial port test agent:
1. Select the Serial port test device in the equipment library and drag it onto the root of the System
hierarchical list. Alternatively, right-click the list root, and then click Insert Serial port test on the
shortcut menu.
2. Click the Interconnects tab in the main window.
3. To connect the test device to the Kaleido-X frame, click the frame icon, or the device’s, and drag the
pointer towards the other.
4. Click the test device’s icon, and adjust the port settings to match those of the actual third-party device
you wish to test.
5. Click the connection line between the device and the frame.
6. In the Properties pane, select the appropriate output from the RS-422 Com Port list.
When connected, the serial-port test agent will log all data received from the serial port to a file that
you can read using a Web browser.
Once the database is exported to the Kaleido-X frame, the serial-port test agent starts. The agent
opens the serial port and start writing to a log file the data that is received on the port. To access the
log file, point your browser to
http://[card IP address]/logs/comm.log
.
Note: The part
[card IP address]
represents the IP address of the output card where the test
agent is connected. You can find the IP address of the output card, by using XAdmin (see “Step 2 –
Networking Setup” on page 12).