High Country Tek HFS-2Q - Manual (Page 26)

Hydraulic Fan System Controller : HFS - 2
Opto 2000 Interface Information
HCT’s Opto 2000 ( P/No. 999-10064 ) is required to interface
between the fan controllers infrared communications LED port
and the PC / laptop RS-232 port.
This optically coupled interface is provided as an external item
which must be ordered separately from the controller unit and
allows setup, monitoring and limited data logging from the fan
The unit is fully compatible with Windows ® ME, 2000 and NT versions
( Vista compatibility to be confirmed – please contact HCT customer
service for information.
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controller unit on the bench, or in the system, via a laptop PC
running standard Windows
® software.
If the user has only USB port styles available on the host PC / Laptop, the USB to DB 9 hub must be supplied by y p y p p, pp y
the user, with the correct software installed onto the host PC / Laptop.
This style of ‘non contacting, non electrical communications port’ has been chosen and developed because it is
extremely rugged in physical nature, the method is not prone to connector breakage or ‘clogging’ with foreign
matter from the working environment and is free from failure caused by electrolysis or common short circuits as
seen with other communications alternatives used by others.
The optical communications also allows very high speed data transfer between the host PC and the controller for
l ti di ti d f t t i d ll ll th il bl it i t t t d ti t real time diagnostics and fast set-up programming and allows all the available units inputs, outputs and options to
be displayed from within the user software which is supplied with the controller unit.
The Opto 2000 and controller requires that the correct interface software is loaded onto the host PC and run to
establish communications with a compatible controller.
The program will automatically poll ( check ) all of the com ports available ( In Windows ME, 2000 and NT
versions, the software will establish and display all free communications ports but the user will have to manually
select one of these ), detect and check the Opto 2000 unit for operation, allocate the respective port for
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communications while at the same time setting the fastest reliable baud rate and default port settings.
The Opto 2000 driver software monitors the battery voltage and indicates to the user on the PC / Laptop screen
that there is a problem. If this warning is not seen or ignored, and If the Opto 2000 battery voltage is becoming
low, the communications will be unstable with typically, the port being re-initialized on a regular basis. If this
situation occurs, switch to the external power adapter provided or change the battery.
The Opto 2000 unit comes complete with DB 9 Male / Female extension cable, standard 9V battery and external
l it ( 110VAC @ 60 H l ) power supply unit ( 110VAC @ 60 Hz only )
The latest software updates and current GUI versions for the controller and can be requested if required by e-mail
at:-
[email protected] or from our website at www.highcountrytek.com
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