VTK
‐
VS
‐
BA
‐
004e
‐
B
|
User
Manual
MDS
3200A
|
Communication Interfaces
50
7.1.3
MDC
Communicator
Software
The
MDC
Communicator
represents
a
powerful
tool
to
control
and
to
inspect
the
state
of
the
MDC
3200A
by
means
of
the
local
RS
‐
232C.
It
is
based
on
Lab
View®
developed
by
Na
‐
tional
Instruments.
The
software
runs
with
Windows
versions
up
from
XP.
The
serial
inter
‐
face
itself
is
structured
according
to
SCPI
standard
and
works
with
software
handshake;
hardware
handshake
is
not
used.
7.1.3.1
Installation
To
install
the
software,
proceed
as
follows.
Step
1:
Start
the
Installation
‐
Setup.
Unpack
the
CD.
Insert
it
to
the
corresponding
drive
of
a
PC.
Open
folder
“MDC
Communicator“.
Open
folder
“installer
1.2“.
Execute
setup
file
(size
1,391
KB).
Step
2:
Wait
until
the
installation
is
prepared.
Step
3:
Choose
the
directory
required
for
installation
of
the
program.
Step
4:
Accept
the
license
agreement
and
press
“NEXT“.
Step
5:
Press
“NEXT“
once
more
to
start
the
installation
which
may
last
some
minutes.
Return
to
the
preceding
window
by
pressing
“BACK”.
Step
6:
When
the
installation
is
complete,
press
“FINISH“.
Step
7:
Choose
between
the
three
options
“Restart“,
“Shut
Down“
and
“Restart
Later“.
INFORMATION!
VERMES
Microdispensing
recommends
restarting
the
PC.
Step
8:
The
program
is
available
immediately
after
restart.
7.1.3.2
Start
Step
1:
Connect
the
PC
and
the
control
unit
with
a
straight
interface
cable.
Step
2:
Start
the
software
via
Start
Menu.
Step
3:
Specify
the
port
to
be
used
for
the
connection
of
the
control
unit
(Com1
is
preferred).
Step
4:
The
software
automatically
recognizes
the
control
unit,
notifying
“HV
detected“.
7.1.3.3
Input
of
Commands
and
Parameters
Step
1:
The
Selection
Screen
“MENU“
presents
an
overview
of
available
orders.
After
selection,
press
button
“Write
string
to
MDC“.
Step
2:
Some
of
the
commands
request
for
parameter
input,
to
be
performed
as
soon
as
the
corresponding
window
opens.
The
input
of
the
values
has
to
be
confirmed
by
“OK”.
Data
are
loaded
in
the
program
at
once.
Selectable
data
can
be
found
in
the
menu
“String
to
Write“.
Step
3:
Date
are
transferred
to
the
control
unit
by
“Write
string
to
MDC“.
Step
4:
Close
the
software
by
pressing
[x]
.
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