
Findbase.exe
DOS utility to determine an available base address for ISA bus , non-Plug-n-Play cards. Run this
program once, before the hardware is installed in the computer, to determine an available address
to give the card. Once the address has been determined, run the setup program provided with the
hardware to see instructions on setting the address switch and various option selections.
Poly.exe
A generic utility to convert a table of data into an nth order polynomial. Useful for calculating
linearization polynomial coefficients for thermocouples and other non-linear sensors.
Risc.bat
A batch file demonstrating the command line parameters of RISCTerm.exe.
RISCTerm.exe
A dumb-terminal type communication program designed for RS422/485 operation. Used primarily
with Remote Data Acquisition Pods and our RS422/485 serial communication product line. Can be
used to say hello to an installed modem. RISCTerm stands for Really Incredibly Simple
Communications TERMinal.
Getting Started
To begin working with the pod, you first need an available working serial communications port on
your PC. This can be either one of our RS422/485 Serial Communication cards or an existing RS-
232 port with a 232/485 two-wire converter attached. Next, install the software from the 3½" diskette
(RDAG12-8 Software Package). You should also run the RDAG12-8 setup program (which is on
the 3½" diskette) to help you with option selection.
1.
Verify that you are able to communicate through the COM port (see details in the appropriate COM
card manual). View Control Panel | Ports (NT 4) or Control Panel | System | Device Manager | Ports
| Properties | Resources (9x/NT 2000) for information about installed COM ports. Communication
verification can be done by using a loop-back connector with the card in full-duplex RS-422 mode.
A working knowledge of serial ports in Windows will significantly contribute to your success. You
may have built-in COM ports 1 & 2 on your Motherboard, but the software necessary to support
them may not be installed in your system. From the Control Panel you may need to “add new
hardware” and select standard serial communication port to add a COM port to your system. You
may also need to check in the BIOS to ensure that the two standard serial ports are enabled.
We provide two terminal programs to aid with this task. RISCTerm is a DOS-based terminal
program, which can also be used in Windows 3.x and 9x. For Windows 9x/NT 4/NT 2000, you can
use our WinRISC program. You can select the COM port number (COM5, COM8, etc.), baud, data
bits, parity, and stop bits. ACCES Pods ship at 9600, 7, E, 1, respectively. The simplest test to see
if you have a good COM port without connecting anything to the COM Port connector on the back
of your computer is to select either COM 1 or COM 2 (whichever one is showing up in your device
manager) from WinRISC (See “
Running WinRISC
”) then clicking on “Connect”. If you don’t get
an error, that is a very good sign that you’re in business. Click the checkbox called “local echo”,
then click into the text window, where you should see the blinking cursor, and start typing. If you’ve
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