Phonetics Sensaphone SCADA 3000, User Manual

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Create New Unit
1. From Control Center form: Click on the RTUs button or select File>RTUs . The
Unit Database form appears.
Figure 3. Unit Database form
2. Click on “New.”
Figure 4. New Unit form
3. Type in the name you want to assign the new unit.
4.Type in the phone number or, if on a radio network, set the Slave ID.
Note : If you are on a Phone communication network and have only one unit per
Comm port, the slave IDs can all be set to “1” without conflict. However, if you
are using a Radio Communication network, each unit must have a unique slave
ID.
5. Select the Comm port to which the unit is connected.
6. Click
OK .
Communicating with the Unit
Return to the Unit Database form and click the Online button.
An interim Connecting form appears briefly as your computer connects to the unit.
The Main Programming form appears. You may now begin programming.
The Register Verification process will run in the background until it finishes comparing the
software in the computer with that in the RTU. This procedure is required to ensure data
integrity among multiple users of the unit. The Register Verification status bar shows the
download progress and can be hidden or displayed at the user’s discretion by clicking on
View>Register Verification from the main menu and selecting Show Register Verification. If you
choose not to view Register Verification, the clock showing Local Unit Time indicates if you
are communicating with the RTU. If the time on the clock is not moving (advancing), then
you are not in fact connected. If you view Register Verification at that point, you will not see
any progress in the status bar.
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