User Manual for AML Oceanographic’s Micro SVT Sensor
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APPENDIX ‘C’: “ Using PROCOMM ”
To communicate with the Micro SVT Sensor a terminal emulation program such as
PROCOMM can be supplied. This DOS based program provides the mechanism of
communication between the instrument and an IBM compatible computer.
This section describes the installation and use of the shareware program "PROCOMM" as a
method of communicating with the Micro SVT Sensor.
Note:
PROCOMM is a shareware program. It has been supplied free of charge and if it is found
to be useful the user should register this software. Registration information can be found in
the file LICENSE.DOC.
C.1
INSTALLING PROCOMM
PROCOMM should be installed on the computer's hard disk. The installation program will
create a sub-directory named PROCOMM on the selected drive. To install PROCOMM on
Drive C, place the disk labelled PROCOMM in the appropriate floppy drive. Log to that
drive, then type:
INSTALL C:
C.2
USING PROCOMM
To use PROCOMM enter the following commands:
C:
CD \PROCOMM
PROCOMM
PROCOMM comes configured with the following parameters.
Communications port: COM1
Baud rate:
9600
Parity:
None
Bits:
8
Protocol:
None
If the instrument has been connected to COM1 then no changes are necessary. To display
the communication line setting menu type <ALT>P . This will display the screen as shown
in figure 3-1. Enter the number that corresponds to the parameter to be changed ( eg.
entering 21 <RET> would select COM2 ). The baud rate can also be changed in the same
manner. Any changes made should be saved to disk by entering 24<RET>. The parity, data
bits, and stop bits must not be changed. Press the ESC key to exit this menu and return to
the communications screen.
