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6.2 Saving and Transferring Data
Connecting a personal computer to the IQ plus 355
EDP port allows you to save indicator configuration
data to the PC or to download configuration data from
the PC to an indicator. The following sections
describe the procedures for these save and transfer
operations.
6.2.1 Saving Indicator Data to a Personal Computer
Configuration data can be saved to a personal
computer connected to the EDP port. The PC must be
running a communications program such as
PROCOMMPLUS
® . See Section 2.3.3 on page 6 for
information about serial communications wiring and
EDP port pin assignments.
When configuring the indicator, ensure that the values
set for the BAUD and BITS parameters on the
SERIAL menu match the baud rate, bits, and parity
settings configured for the serial port on the PC. Set
the PRNDES parameter to EDP.
To save all configuration data, place the indicator in
setup mode and send the DUMPALL EDP command
to the indicator. The IQ plus 355 responds by sending
a l l c o n f i g u r a t i o n p a r a m e t e r s t o t h e P C a s
ASCII-formatted text.
6.2.2 Downloading Configuration Data from PC to
Indicator
Configuration data saved on a PC or floppy disk can
be downloaded from the PC to an indicator. This
procedure is useful when a number of indicators with
similar configurations are set up or when an indicator
is replaced.
To download configuration data, connect the PC to the
EDP port as described in Section 6.2.1. Place the
i n d i c a t o r i n s e t u p m o d e a n d u s e t h e P C
communications software to send the saved
configuration data to the indicator. When transfer is
complete, calibrate the indicator as described in
Section 4.0 on page 24.
NOTES:
• Calibration settings are included in the
configuration data downloaded to the
indicator. If the receiving indicator is a direct
replacement for another IQ plus 355 and the
attached scale is not changed, recalibration is
not required.
• When downloading configurations that
include changed serial communications
settings, edit the data file to place the serial
communications changes at the end of the
file. Communication between the PC and
indicator will be lost once the indicator
receives settings for baud rate (BAUD
parameter) or data bits and parity (BITS
parameter) that do not match those configured
for the PC.