Impulse 463N - Manual (Page 41)

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SL9049 - 11/2010
SeaI/O Manual 41
The Sealevel Systems configuration utility, MaxSSD, is designed to simplify the installation,
configuration, and diagnostics of Sealevel I/O modules. MaxSSD is a Microsoft Windows application
and has been tested with Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7.
When you run the MaxSSD utility (Start  All Programs  Sealevel SeaMAX  MaxSSD) it will
default to the “Host PC Configuration” tab. This tab allows the user to choose the initial
communication settings for the connected I/O device. The “COM Port” dropdown box allows the
selection of a serial COM port (from COM1 to COM256), and Ethernet (for Ethernet and Wireless
SeaI/O modules).
USB connected SeaI/O modules are installed as virtual COM ports. Using device manager,
expand “Ports (COM & LPT)” by clicking on the „+‟ next to the category, and locate the COM port
for your device and use it in the dropdown box in MaxSSD.
Once a COM port is selected, the baud rate and parity can be selected.
The baud rate and parity of the PC must match the settings of the Sealevel I/O module to be
configured. The factory default settings for all Sealevel I/O modules are 9600 baud and no
parity.
To communicate with a SeaI/O Ethernet or Wireless 802.11b/g module, select “ETHERNET” from
the “COM Port” dropdown box. When Ethernet is selected, MaxSSD searches for any SeaI/O
Ethernet or Wireless modules on the network and displays their IP addresses in the “Available
Ethernet Devices” list box (not shown). When an IP address is selected from the list box, a
socket is opened to the SeaI/O module and it is ready for communication.
If no IP address is shown when using Ethernet modules, review the previous Hardware
Configuration section, or proceed to the Troubleshooting section at the end of this manual.