Sutron Corporation Satlink Operations & Maintenance Manual, Rev 8.04.2 11/3/2016 pg. 59
6.
Operating Satlink
The following scenarios describe how to perform some common functions with a Satlink. They
assume that Satlink is powered up and that LinkComm is running and can connect to the station
via USB, RS232, or Wi-Fi. For help connecting to a station, refer to
or
6.1.
Creating a New Station in LinkComm
Select “New Station” from the top of the station list.
Set station type to Satlink3, and set connect settings, as needed.
Press “Connect” (or “Work Offline”, if SL3 hardware isn’t connected).
On the Dashboard tab, edit the station name.
Use the Measurements and Telemetry tab to make other settings (consider using
Factory Defaults on Diagnostics tab to start from a blank slate).
Select “Save Station” from the main menu. The station will be added to the station list.
6.2.
Connecting to an SL3 in Your Station List
Select the station in the station list.
Update the connection type and related settings, if needed.
Press “Connect”.
LinkComm will read the setup from the station and report any differences it finds. If no
message is displayed, the setups match.
If the setup differs, a message will be displayed. Press “View Diffs…” to see the
differences. Then press YES to send the LinkComm setup to SL3, or NO to have a chance
to use the setup received from SL3 as the correct setup.
6.3.
Importing Setups From Another User Or Station
Create or connect to an SL3, following the steps in either 8.1 or 8.2, above.
Select “Import Setup …” from the main menu.
Locate the desired setup file and press Open
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Note, the setup file is a .txt file and it may have been created via Export Setup,
or Diagnostics.
If prompted that LinkComm will “replace the current setup…Continue with import?”,
select YES. The setup is now resident in LinkComm.
6.4.
Testing Measurements
Go to the measurements tab.
Select a measurement
Scroll to the Processing Section
Press Refresh to view last measurement
Press Force to make a new measurement.