Rose electronics Caretaker Plus CTP-4P, Installation And Operation Manual

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QUICK SETUP LIST – Serial Units
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CARETAKER PLUS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL
Serial Set-Up for PCs
1. Connect your PC to port 1 on the Caretaker Plus with the proper cable.
2. Connect the power adapter to the Caretaker Plus and turn the Caretaker Plus on.
Verify that the power LED is on. The other LEDs light in various patterns as the
power up tests are performed and then all go off. The ERROR LED will be lit for
any errors.
3. Run a communication program such as Procomm with the serial protocol set to
9600 baud, no-parity, 8 bits, and one stop bit.
4. Momentarily press in the advance and select switches on the Caretaker Plus. The
MODE and BUSY LEDs will light.
5. Hit return on your keyboard. The configuration menu should appear. Select the
desired items from the menu.
6. Exit from the configuration menu with the X command, making sure to save any
parameters you changed.
7. Setup your application software to print to LPT1. Put the following DOS mode
commands in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The example below uses COM1,
Substitute with COM2 if you are using COM2 on your PC.
MODE LPT1:+COM1 (Redirects LPT1 port to your serial port)
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P (Sets serial port baud rate to 9600 baud)
8. Connect the Caretaker Plus port 0 to your shared device with the correct cable.
Connect your computers to ports 1-8.
9. Send data from your application or print program. Data will be routed to the shared
device automatically.
10. Re-enter the configuration menu to change any other parameters, such as the baud
rate, initialization string, form feed, or the timeout value. See the section on
"CONFIGURATION" for further information.
Serial Set-up For Other Computers or Terminals
1. Connect your PC to port 1 on the Caretaker Plus with the proper cable.
2. Connect the power adapter to the Caretaker Plus and turn the Caretaker Plus on.
Verify that the power LED is on. The other LEDs light in various patterns as the
power up tests are performed and then all go off. The ERROR LED will be lit for
any errors.
3. Set your computer or terminal to 9600 baud, no parity, 8 bits, and one stop bit.
4. Momentarily press in the advance and select switches on the Caretaker Plus. The
MODE and BUSY LEDs will light.
5. Hit return on your keyboard. The configuration menu should appear. Select the
desired items from the menu.
6. Exit from the configuration menu with the X command, making sure to save any
parameters you changed.
7. Connect the Caretaker Plus port 0 to your shared device with the correct cable.
Connect your computers to ports 1-8.
8. Send data from your application or print program. Data will be routed to the shared
device automatically
9. Re-enter the configuration menu to change any other parameters, such as the baud
rate, initialization string, form feed, or the timeout value.