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The Tools UTILITY
PC App can be
purchased
separately on a
USB dongle
Addendum I Communications
The AR are standalone units and do not require a PC, nor Internet, nor telephone
connection to operate. AR’s have two active communication ports to allow a PC (laptop
or desktop) to send/ receive formatted text files to be stored in the PC. One port is a
telephone modem connection and the other is a serial RS232 port. The phone port
requires that the AR to be connected to an analog telephone line and the serial port
connect via short cable (e.g., 15 ft.) to the PC (via a modem dongle). Order on
510AR.com.
PC’s no longer include a serial or modem port. They have USB ports that use modular
USB adapters to interface via phone modem or RS232 serial cable. The PHONE or
DIRECT UTILITY program is provided on a USB dongle (flash drive). You can connect
via the removable dongle,
or move the UTILITY program the PC’s hard drive.
A SERIAL dongle
connects to PC’s
USB port
A PHONE dongle
connects to PC’s
USB port