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Terminal program settings, Opening a serial/usb connection with putty, Figure 15 – Vaisala HMT310 User Manual

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Chapter 4 _________________________________________________________________ Operation

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Terminal Program Settings

The instructions below describe how to connect to the HMT310 using the

PuTTY terminal application for Windows (available for download at

www.vaisala.com)

. Perform the necessary cabling and configuration of

the transmitter before following the instructions.

Opening a Serial/USB Connection with PuTTY

1.

Power up the HMT310 and start the PuTTY application.

2.

Select the Serial & USB settings category, and check that the

correct COM port is selected in the Serial or USB line to connect to

field. Change the port if necessary.

If you are using a Vaisala USB cable, you can check the port that it

uses by clicking the USB Finder... button. This opens the Vaisala

USB Instrument Finder program that has been installed along with

the USB drivers.

3.

Check that the other serial/USB line settings are correct for your

connection, and change if necessary.

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Figure 15

PuTTY Serial Line Configuration

4.

Click the Open button to open the connection window and start

using the serial connection command line interface.

If PuTTY is unable to open the serial port you selected, an error

message is displayed. If this happens, restart PuTTY and check the

settings.