Challenger10 Installation and Quick Programming Manual
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Note:
It is advisable to change the settings for the password and security
attempts once the management software is communicating with the Challenger
panel.
Example 1: Programming a polled USB connection to a Titan computer
You may use a USB cable (Type A Male to Type B Mini Male) to connect the
Challenger panel to a Titan computer. This process requires Titan 3.0 (or later).
Note:
Do not connect the USB cable until instructed to.
To establish a polled USB connection:
1. On an LCD RAS, access the Install menu. See “Accessing the Challenger
menu” on page 20.
2. Press 9 [ENTER] to access the Communications menu, select option 2–Setup
Paths, and then press 2 [ENTER] to select path 2–USB INSTALLER.
3. Press [ENTER] to display the first item, and then select option 1–Path Main.
The first option displays.
4. Press [ENTER] to step through the options, and change the default settings if
required (in particular, change Enabled to Yes).
You might also need to change the account code and the computer password
(default is 0000000000).
5. Press 0 [ENTER] as needed to exit from the Communications menu.
6. In Titan, select Ports from the Admin menu.
7. In the port record select USB, and then enter a port number and description.
Save the record.
8. Connect the Challenger panel’s USB port at J18 (Figure 5 on page 11, item
18) to a USB port on the computer via a USB cable.
The first time you connect a Challenger panel to the computer’s USB port, the
Found New Hardware Wizard may display. Do not use the Wizard.
9. Select Challenger from the Admin menu.
10. In the Challenger record, ensure the Challenger No. and Security Password
are the same as programmed via RAS, type the port number in the Port field,
and select USB as the communications mode. Save the record.
11. Select Open/System from the File menu, select Active System, and then save
the record. The connection indicator at the bottom of the Titan window
displays green to indicate a successful connection.
Example 2: Programming an event-driven IP connection to a Titan
computer
You may use a Cat 5 cable to connect the Challenger panel to a Titan computer
(either directly or via LAN).
