B-4
SLA7900 Series
Installation and Operation Manual
X-TMF-SLA7900-MFC-eng
Part Number: 541B022AHG
August, 2009
Section B
Zero Drift Diagnostic on SLA7950S
Installing the Zero Drift Diagnostic Configuration Tool
The Zero Drift Diagnostic Configuration Tool is
supplied as a single self-installing executable file,
ZDDCT.exe. The ZDDCT requires Windows
®
XP,
Windows 2000, or Windows 95. Run this file and
follow the Install Wizard directions. When installation
is complete, run the tool from the Start menu, choose
All Programs, then Brooks Instrument, and then select
ZDDCT.
Connecting the Zero Drift Diagnostic Configuration
Tool to your SLA7950S MFC
Connecting a SLA7950S to a Personal Computer RS-
232 serial port requires Brooks cable kit S778D023ZZZ.
This kit includes a 3-wire cable and a RS-232 converter.
Follow the procedure below to connect the SLA7950S to
your PC.
1. Remove power from the SLA7950S.
2. Remove cover of the SLA7950S by removing the
screw on the top of the device and sliding the cover
upwards.
3. Plug the converter onto the desired communications
port of your PC.
4. Plug the 9 pin D connector on the cable to the
converter.
5. Plug the cable onto the service port as shown in
Figure B-4.
6. Restore power to the SLA7950S.
Figure B-4 Connecting to the SLA7950S Service Port
Using the Zero Drift Diagnostic Configuration Tool
Important:
The ZDDCT will only connect to SLA7950S
MFC’s that have been purchased with the Zero Drift
Diagnostic feature.
Configuring the ZDD using the Zero Drift Diagnostic
Configuration Tool (ZDDCT) is accomplished in 4 easy
steps:
1. Select Communications Port
2. Select Product
3. Configure the ZDD parameters
4. Send the configuration to the device
The ZDDCT main panel is shown in Figure B-5. Some
helpful tips on using this application are:
·
Holding the cursor over a control for 1 second will
reveal help about that control. For pull-down type
boxes, hold mouse pointer over the pull-down arrow
(6).
·
The user will be limited to entering valid values for
each control. To determine the range of valid values
for a control, activate the control’s help as described
above.
·
To reveal the “About” window, right click on the main
window title bar and select About ZDDCT.
