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HSP SERIES INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
SOFTWARE SETUP (CONT)
RS232 using the PC application
1
Most modern PC’s require a USB to RS232 converter for RS232 operation.
A suggested RS232 to USB converter is the FTDI (USB-RS232-WE-1800-
BT_5.0) which can be sourced through most online electronic component
stores.
2
Wire up the USB to RS232 converter like the image at left [see page 8]
using the supplied green 3-way Phoenix connector. Note it’s important that
the RXD and TXD of the HSP pins must join to the TXD and RXD of the
converter respectively.
3
Turn on the power to the HSP unit by pushing the front panel switch up.
4
Plug in the supplied RS232 cable to the rear of the HSP unit and USB port
to the PC.
5
Make sure the driver for the RS232 to USB converter cable has installed
correctly. This can be checked by opening windows device manager. To do
this select (Start -> System -> Device Manager) and then make sure there
are no devices marked as inactive due to a missing driver.
6
Double click on the installed application HSP Control Software VX.X.X.
7
Select the USB to RS232 converter manufacturer from the dropdown
menu. Note: if using the FTDI cable that is suggested above it will display
as (USB Serial Port (COMXX)) where COMXX will display the COM port
number chosen by the PC. See image below:
8
Upon successful connection the main application window will look like the
image below (Note: The number of channels displayed will depend on the
HSP model):
RS232 using an external control system
1
Connect the external control system to the RS232 port of the amplifier.
2
Configure the RS232 port settings as per the setup information above
3
Referring to the serial command section, send and receive commands
using the external control system.
Example command to enter standby:
set device mode standby true