SuperNova PD500 PID Process & Temperature Controllers
Instruction Manual
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Running SuperNova TCS the
First Time
The first time SuperNova TCS is run it is necessary to
set up the serial communication settings of the
program.
Click the Add Serial Communications icon in the
upper left menu, as identified below.
Select the communication port, protocol, baud rate,
serial communications parameters, and addressed of
the controller(s) connected. Once the configuration is
complete, select Add Port.
Note that for USB connections, it may be required to
check what virtual com port is being used for the USB
connection in the computer’s Device Manager tool.
Once the port is added, the port(s) and controllers(s)
selected will appear in the System menu box on the
left side of the screen.
The image below shows on controller assigned
address 01 connected to COM4.
To connect to the controller(s) assigned to the active
port(s), click the Connect icon shown below.
When connected, the Disconnected message for the
port will be replaced with a “Connected” message,
and monitoring will begin for the assigned addresses.
SuperNova TCS Main menu
The main SuperNova TCS menu consist of various
commands as show below.
For a more detailed listing of all SuperNova TCS
software capabilities and controls, refer to the Help
selection in the Help menu for a complete software
manual.
Top Level Menus
The File, Communication, and Online menus have
icons that appear automatically below the menus.
Load monitoring data
Open the Graph Viewer to see previously data logged
information in chart or table form and export it into
various file formats.