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2.
For communicating to a personal computer running the Fireye CAPTURE program or a suitable
communications package in terminal mode.
4.5
SERIAL PORT CONNECTIONS
9 Pin D type connector fitted to side panel of the instrument.
RS232
Rx= pin 2A = pin 7
Tx= pin 3B = pin 8
Common = pin 5
Fireye CAPTURE Program: The CAPTURE Program interfaces with the Firetron 1000 via the
instrument’s serial port and the computer’s COM1: or COM2: serial port. The CAPTURE Program
will work in either of two modes:
1.
The CAPTURE Program requests data packages from the Firetron 1000 and places them in a
dBASE III type data file on disk. When all the logged data is received the program terminates.
2.
The CAPTURE Program runs continuously until stopped via the computer keyboard. It receives
data packages from a Firetron 1000 running in auto data logging mode. Data packages are writ-
ten to a dBASE III type file on disk.
NOTE: The CAPTURE Program is designed to work with LOTUS 1-2-3 (Release 3), Quattro Pro and
Microsoft Excel but should work with any spreadsheet package which can read in dBASE III type
(.dbf) data files.
The Fireye Firetron CAPTURE software is standard and is supplied with unit. Information on using
the CAPTURE Program is given in Section 10 of this manual.
Computer Serial Port: (When used with the Fireye CAPTURE program). Two versions of the
CAPTURE program are provided, which will use either serial port COM1 or COM2. The software
automatically configures the port for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, one stop bit and no parity.
Firetron 1000 Serial Port: (When used with the Fireye CAPTURE program).
The serial port on the Firetron 1000 instrument must be set for:
9600 baud, no parity, eight bits, one stop bit. (See Section 4.4)
For more information on the Fireye CAPTURE Program refer to Section 10 of this manual.
RS232 Serial Output - Cable Connections: The following cable connections are used for connect-
ing external hardware to the Firetron 1000 serial port when configured for RS232.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
FRONT VIEW OF 9 PIN D CONNECTOR
ON SIDE PANEL
