High Country Tek HFS - Manual (Page 14)

Hydraulic Fan System Controller: HFS
• Windows ® NT & 2000 operating system ( Vista compatibility to be confirmed – contact HCT customer service ).
• 2mB free hard disk.
• 68mB memory( min )
• Unallocated DB9 serial communication port OR
• Unallocated USB port with user supplied USB to DB 9 hub, powered and with USB driver software installed correctly.
High Country Tek Inc. has realized that digital electronics comes with
the need for the user to communicate with the controller and with this
comes a new set of practical problems associated with having to learn
and become proficient with the set-up software and hardware
connections.
The software for this product is available from HCT and loads itself
into a subdirectory ( the user is urged to allow the default directory
paths ).
This new generation of controller setup programs is specifically
designed to be easy-to-use with a non threatening approach and with
only the necessary items displayed ( determined by password levels )
to give a non-cluttered display that is clear and understandable to
both the professional and casual user.
The controller-to-PC communications is taken care of by the
Opto 3000 unit which is plug and play in that all the user needs to do
is physically connect the unit and run the provided software for the full
automatic setup.
The user setting “retry all faults” determines if the unit will retry faults that are detected with the controller or
peripheral devices after 4 seconds or if NOT selected, the unit will stop operation until the power supply is turned OFF
and back ON.
If after a power reset, the fault is cleared, the unit will return to normal operation. If the fault persists, the controller will
once again stop and repeat the procedure above.
Retry All Faults Option:
PC Hardware Requirements:
Set-Up Software:
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The Opto 3000 should be connected to the host PC first and the HFS software started. The PC will immediately check
the available ports, display a list ( shown right ) of available serial ports, find the Opto 3000 and connect. If the Opto
3000 is connected to an HFS that has power applied, the program will take a few seconds to check module validity
and then display the settings from that module. At this point, the user may enter a password if changes to settings are
required.