Rice Lake MSI-8000 RF Remote Display - ScaleCore 2 Database Program (Sc2Db) - Manual (Page 7)

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4.0 Scale Device Communications
Sc2Db supports interfacing to MSI ScaleCore products from serial (RS-232) or TCP/IP sockets via Ethernet (802.3)
or WiFi (802.11). The connection depends on the available interfaces of the particular ScaleCore product being used.
Please refer to your specific device manual for more details on the interface capabilities.
4.1 Making a connection
The easiest way to connect to the ScaleCore device is the auto detect feature for serial interfaces.
1. Select File .
2. Select Auto Detect Serial. Sc2Db will automatically scan all available serial ports for any attached ScaleCore
devices. When the scan is complete, Sc2Db will display the detected devices (see Figure 4-1).
Figure 4-1. Auto Detect Serial Results Dialog
3. From the results, select the device required.
4. Press Open to begin communicating with the device.
Note
If your device is not found, close the dialog, check the device power and data connection to the computer, then
run the scan again.
To manually connect to a ScaleCore product:
1. Select File .
2. Select Open Communications . Sc2Db will display the connection parameters dialog. This dialog allows you to
manually enter either serial (RS-232) or IP host address and port for the device connection.