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C O N F I G U R A T I O N U T I L I T Y
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P o r t 1 / P o r t 2 O p t i o n s
The software can control up to (2) COM ports or TCP/IP ports, including virtual COM ports, which physically map to
USB or Ethernet ports. An error message will be displayed if a port is selected that is either nonexistent or already
occupied by another software program. When a port selection is made, the software will attempt to open the port and
list its status as; Unavailable, Open or Closed. Although menus are shown for Data Bits, Parity and Stop Bits, only the
Parity menu selection can be changed.
U S B / C O M P O R T
Select this if you are using a standard COM port or have setup the ConnexNet as a Virtual COM Port.
T C P / I P P O R T
Select this is you are connecting to the ConnexNet using a TCP/IP socket (default configuration).
Note: The port field must be set to 2101.
F I N D P O R T S B U T T O N
If the available COM ports / IP addresses are unknown, the Find Ports button can be pressed to update the Port
Selection pull-down menu with all available COM ports / IP addresses.
H A N D S H A K I N G
By default the OEM utility will use hardware handshaking and monitor the CTS/RTS lines. For cases where these lines
are not readily available such as RS-485 communications, the handshaking can be disabled by selecting “None” from
the dropdown box.
Note: Handshaking box does not appear when TCP/IP Port is selected.
O t h e r O p t i o n s
These are additional options that can be enabled.
S A V E S E T T I N G S O N E X I T
When enabled, all changes made to the Settings page will be automatically loaded the next time the software is run.
Otherwise, the changes will be discarded.
R E A D / W R I T E W I T H A T C O M M A N D S
When enabled, the software will use AT Commands for its read/write EEPROM functions instead of the standard
configuration commands. This box should be enabled at all times.
A U T O B A U D
When enabled, the software will scan all available COM Ports using the most common baud rates, until a radio is
found. If no radio is found or the software cannot open the port, an error message will be reported. The software will
only use Auto Baud when prompted by the user after an unsuccessful write process. To cancel the Auto Baud
process, press the ESC key.
Note: Auto Baud feature does not work when TCP/IP Port is selected.
A U T O A R C H I V E E E P R O M S E T T I N G S
When enabled, the software will archive the EEPROM settings for each radio after a successful write process.
Although not required, the software will prompt the user to type a description of the changes made. Auto Archive can
be used to restore the radio to a previously known working configuration. The first time that a radio is read with Auto
Archive enabled will be stored as the “Original Configuration Settings” with the date and time the record was created.
M O N I T O R U D P F O R N E W D E V I C E S
When enabled, the software will automatically listen for new ConnexNet devices using the UDP port and automatically
add them to the Port Selection dropdown.
