APG AGV-1000 Collision Avoidance user manual - Manual (Page 10)

AGV-1000 Rev. A3, 10/08
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• Programming
The AGV-1000 is designed to be programmed through an RS-232 interface to a PC
serial port. The “interfacing software” is used to send and receive a “setup file” which is
used to edit the parameters of the sensor. The “setup file” is in a simple text format, and is
easily edited using a text editing program like Microsoft “Notepad” or “Word”.
Programming Steps:
1. Run the setup file in the floppy disk #1 that came with the AGV-1000.
Follow the instructions to install the AGV-1000 software.
2. Remove the AGV unit’s top cover to access the 9 pin connector. Connect
the powered AGV unit to the serial port of the PC. Run the software labeled
A1000 SWx (x = the software version number). Distance readings and
sensor status information should be displayed in the software windows
when communication is established.
3. Click on the button labeled “Receive File From AGV”. You will be
prompted to choose a file name and path to save the received file. This will
retrieve a “text” file from the AGV. This text file contains the system
parameter setting. Choose a file name (be sure to include the .txt extension;
For example: mysettings.txt) and save the file.
4. Using Microsoft’s “Notepad”, “Word”,
or another text editing program, open
the file you saved from the AGV-1000.
Change all the settings and parameters
necessary for your application. Do NOT
re-arrange the order of parameters in the
text file, change only the parameter
value settings. Re-save the updated file.
5. Using the AGV-1000 software, send the
edited text file to the system. When the
window at the bottom of the software
reads “Data Received”, the new settings
have taken effect. Re-adjusting the sensor
parameters is as easy as editing the saved
text file, and sending it to the AGV-1000
using the AGV-1000 software.
The AGV-1000 Software