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VMS configuration
The VMS configuration tool comes as a zipped file folder. To connect the tool to the sensor, you need a USB to RS485 cable,
available from an online retailer or from the JCI factory. To install the VMS configuration tool, complete the following steps on a laptop:
1. Open the tool folder.
2. Double-click the
setup.exe
file and follow the steps in the install wizard. When installed, the program
appears as shown in the following figure.
Figure 17: FlowSafeHAM homescreen
3. With the USB to RS485 cable, connect the orange (+) wire to the RS485+ terminal of the sidewall sensor and connect the yellow
(-) wire to the RS485– terminal.
4. Remove the RS485 connection to the display module. The display continually communicates with the sensor and disrupts the
computer communications.
5. Insert the USB connector of the cable into an available USB port on your computer and, for first time connections, wait until the
USB driver installs.
6. Open the computer Control Panel program and select
Device Manager
.
7. Click
Ports
to view the list of Comm ports on the computer. Remove the USB plug and take note of which COM port number
vanishes. Reinsert the USB plug.
8. In the VMS configuration tool, select the
Comm Ports
tab and select
Sensor
.
Figure 18: Comm ports
9. A
Comms Port
dialog appears. Select the COM port number that you noted in Step 7.