Connecting to the Sound Level Meter
To connect LiveNoise to the sound level meter, select the
Tools | Connect
to Meter
menu option, or click the green run button.
Once connected, the software
will show a graph of the sound
levels, along with the warning
and alarm levels (if the alarms
option is enabled).
Click on the sound level
button (top-right) to
switch the display to a
large number.
Connection Problems
If the software cannot connect to the meter it will report one of the follow-
ing errors:
Could not open RS232 port COMx
. Check that you have set the correct
COM port for the software to connect to the sound level meter. This error
occurs if the software cannot find the selected COM port on the computer.
Could not find the remote TCP/IP server
. The software could not find the
SE5001 Serial Server on the network. Check that the server is configured
to an IP address and subnet mask that suit the network. Check also that
the LiveNoise software has the same IP address set.
Connection opened but the sound level meter is not responding
. The soft -
ware has managed to open the RS 232 port, or connect through to the Se-
rial Server on a network, but the meter does not respond. Check that the
meter has power, is switched on and is correctly connected to the com-
puter or to the Serial Server, depending on your configuration.
