Operating Instructions
Chapter
6
CLX 490
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Operation
6.4
Configuring (parameterization) the CLX
The CLX adapts to the reading situation locally with the configuration. The read, evaluation
and output characteristics can, therefore, be parameterized as required on the basis of the
factory default settings or an application-specific CLX parameter set that has already been
created.
The CLX supports two different configuration methods:
•
Configuration via the "CLV-Setup" program
(parameter values are set via the serial interface)
•
Configuration via command strings
(parameter values are set via the serial interface)
Chapter 10.7 Configuring a CLX with command strings, Page 10-23
.
In the Parameterization mode, the CLX outputs no reading result.
6.4.1
Configuring the CLX via the user interface of CLV-Setup
To be able to use CLV-Setup, a PC has to be connected and the program installed on it. The
procedure for connecting the PC to the CLX is described in
. The procedures for installing and starting the "CLV-Setup" program and for
starting and operating the user interface are described in the Appendix (
stalling and operating the "CLV-Setup" program, Page 10-15
Transferring a parameter set between CLV-Setup and the CLX
When the CLX is being parameterized, CLV-Setup runs in the offline mode. To be able to mo-
dify the current parameter set of the CLX, this first has to be loaded to CLV-Setup from the
CLX. This procedure is referred to as an
upload
(upload from CLX) during which CLV-Setup
always loads a complete copy of the current CLX parameter set. This parameter set remains
unchanged until it is overwritten by CLV-Setup. With the help of the context menu (right
mouse button), only the parameter just edited can be loaded (upload parameter) from the
CLX’s memory (RAM).
Changes made to the current parameter set in CLV-Setup do not take effect until the para-
meter set has been transferred to the CLX. CLV-Setup always sends a copy of the complete
parameter set to the CLX, i. e. all of the existing parameter values in the CLX are overwritten.
The procedure for transferring and saving the parameter values in the CLX is referred to as
a
download
(download to CLX). With the help of the context menu (right mouse button), only
the parameter just edited will be
temporarily
loaded (download parameter) into the CLX’s
memory (RAM).
Loading a complete CLX parameter set (upload)
¾
Click
in the toolbar.
CLV-Setup loads the current CLX parameter set from the RAM of the CLX to its databa-
se and displays the values in the tabs.
The "Device Ready" LED is extinguished during the upload.
If the "CLV-Setup" program does not recognize parameters transferred during the upload, it
outputs a warning message. Unknown parameters can be edited in the E
XTRAS
tab by follo-
wing the conventions for command strings. When the parameter set is then saved, these
parameters are also saved.