Watlow SpecView from Watlow - Manual (Page 16)

SpecView from Watlow  16  Watlow Addendum
Chapter 3: Setup Procedures
The following sections provide procedures for establishing communications between SpecView and
Watlow controllers.
Automatically Detect a New Standard Bus, 485 or 232
Network
The following procedure guides you through the process of configuring SpecView to communicate with
Watlow controllers via Standard Bus, 232 and 485 serial communications. It is assumed that the
controllers are connected correctly to one or more of the computer’s serial communications ports. To
add a controller to an existing configuration, see Manually Set up or Modify an EZ-ZONE Standard Bus
Network on page 18.
To create a configuration automatically:
1) Set all controllers to
the same baud rate.
(Not necessary for
Standard Bus.)
2) Set each controller
to a unique address
or zone number.
3) Launch SpecView
and click through
any informational
dialogs until you get
to the
Configurations
Found dialog.
4) Click Stop
countdown.
5) Click Test Comms
for NEW config.
6) Enter a name for the
configuration.
7) Click OK.
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