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Sending commands using an RS-232 connection

1.

Use an RS-232 cable to connect a control PC or other RS-232 device to the RS-232
connector located on the rear panel of the SME 100 (see the "

Rear Panel Features

"

section on page 12).

2.

Open DataViewer (see the "

Running DataViewer

" section on page 119).

3.

On the Communication Setup window (see figure 96):

3a

3b

3c

Figure 96.

RS-232 Connection Setup Window

a.

Select the

RS-232

tab.

b.

Select values for the following fields.

Com Port

(default =

COM1

)

Baud Rate

(default =

9600

)

Parity Bit

(default =

None

)

Data Bit

(default =

8

)

Stop Bit

(default =

1

)

Handshake

(default =

None

)

NOTE:

COM1

is the default serial port. Communication can be established with

any unused Com Port by selecting the port from the drop-down menu.

c.

Click

OK

. The Communication Setup window closes.

4.

The main DataViewer window appears. Use the

Commands

field to enter SIS commands

and view the responses in the

Responses

field (see

figure 95

on page 120).

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