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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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O V E R V I E W
Black Box provides an easy to use Configuration utility to program and test the MDR29x. The GUI based
software is compatible with Microsoft® Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, & XP. The MDR29x is a plug and
play device which requires minimal or no configuration.
S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
Locate the OEM software folder on the Black Box Tools & Literature CD and install the development kit
software. To install the software, run Setup.exe and follow the installation prompts. During the
installation, the software will prompt the user to install the Black Box USB Driver. It is recommended that
the user installs the driver at the same time as the software.
The installer will notify the user when the software has successfully been installed. The user may be
prompted to reboot the PC to complete the installation.
Click OK to complete the installation. By default, the software is stored in the following location on the
Start Menu:
Start -> All Programs -> Black Box Network Services -> Black Box Config
The software will attempt to open COM1 of the PC. If there is a conflict or the port does not exist, the
software will show the port as unavailable. This has occurred for one of the following reasons:
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There is other software running that has control over the COM1 port. Locate this software and
shut it down while running “Black Box Config” software.
2
The PC either does not have a COM1 port or the port has been disabled.
P C S E T T I N G S P A G E
The PC Settings page is shown below, as it will appear the first time the program is run.
Select the correct product in the Product pull-down menu. Doing this will automatically select the default
baud rate for that particular transceiver. If the COM port is listed as unavailable, a different COM port can
be selected in the Port pull-down menu. The software can use two serial ports if the Enabled: box is
checked.
