Basler Electric BE1-BPR - Manual (Page 167)

9272000990 Rev J BE1-BPR Terminal Communication A-1
APPENDIX A • TERMINAL COMMUNICATION
WINDOWS® 2000/XP
HyperTerminal (provided with Windows 2000/XP) or other stand-alone software can be used to
communicate with a BE1-BPR relay. The following instructions are used for configuring HyperTerminal in
Windows 2000/XP to communicate with your BE1-BPR relay. The configuration of other stand-alone
software is similar.
Step 1: Click Start: Highlight Programs, Accessories, Communication, HyperTerminal.
Step 2: Click HyperTerminal to open the folder.
Step 3: Select the file or icon labeled Hypertrm or Hypertrm.exe. Once the program has started, you will
be presented with a series of dialog boxes.
Step 4: Dialog Box: CONNECTION DESCRIPTION See Figure A-1.
a. Type the desired file name, for example, BE1-BPR.
b. Click “OK”.
Step 5: Dialog Box: PHONE NUMBER
a. Click drop-down menu: CONNECT USING
Select Direct To COMx, where x is the port you are using on your computer.
b. Click “OK”.
Step 6: Dialog Box: COMX Properties
a. Make the following selections using Figure A-2 as a guide:
Set the bits per second setting so that it matches the setting of the relay. The default baud
rate of the relay is 9,600.
Set the Data bits at 8.
Set the Parity to None.
Set the Stop bits at 1.
Set Flow control to Xon/Xoff.
b. Click “OK”. This creates an icon with the file name entered in Step 4 and places it in the
HyperTerminal folder. Future communication sessions can then be started by clicking the
appropriate icon.
Figure A-1. Connection Description Dialog Box