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RS-232 Serial Communication Interface
Parameters
8 data bits, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, flow control none
Baud Rate
300 to 115200
Communicating with the TCM2.5/2.6
Once the TCM2.5/2.6 is powered up and the RS232 connection is made with one of the PC’s COM ports,
you may begin exchanging ASCII serial data with the TCM2.5/2.6. The most direct means is to run any
modem or terminal emulation software. Specify the COM port that you have the TCM2.5/2.6 connected to
and set the baud rate to the same baud rate of the TCM2.5/2.6. The default baud rate for the TCM2.5/2.6
is 9600. Remember that the TCM2.5/2.6 does not echo characters by default, so you may wish to select
the echo output option in your terminal emulation program or press
<
Ctrl
>
e
on the keyboard.
TCM Studio – Evaluation Program
The TCM2.5/2.6 evaluation software communicates with the TCM2.5/2.6 through the COM port of your
PC. It provides an easy to use interface, so that instead of issuing command codes manually, you can
use buttons, check boxes, and dialog boxes. It reads the Binary responses of the TCM2.5/2.6 output
strings and formats its sensor data into labeled and easy-to-read data fields. The program also includes
the ability to log and save the outputs of the TCM2.5/2.6 to a file. All of this is so that you may begin to
learn the capabilities of the TCM2.5/2.6 while using the TCM Studio program’s more friendly interface.
To install the TCM Studio program onto a
Windows
system:
1. Drag the “TCM Studio.exe” to the working directory of your computer.
2. Move the Quesa plug-in (Quesa.dll) into either the Windows System or System32 folder. Quesa
is the OpenGL rendering engine and the 3D Model of the TCMStudio will not run without it.
•
For Windows 2000/NT copy to: /WinNT/System32 folder
•
For Windows XP copy to: /Windows/System32 folder
To Install the TCM Studio program onto a
Mac OSX
system:
1. Drag the “TCM Studio” to the working directory of your computer.
2. Move the Quesa plug-in (Quesa) to: /Library/CFMSupport
Hardware Setup:
1. Connect the unit to a serial port of the PC via the included cable. (A USB to Serial Adapter can
be used; Keyspan USA-19QW was tested.)
2. Supply power
