Measurement Computing LogBook Series - Manual (Page 115)

LogBook User’s Manual 958896 Using Modems and the Upload Scheduler 7-13
Step Y.4 – Configure the PC’s Communication Parameters
1. Launch the Control Panel applet by navigating as follows from the Windows’ Desktop:
Start
⇒ Settings
⇒ Control Panel
⇒ LogBook Configuration
2. From the “Add New Hardware” dialog box, select
“Add Device.”
3. Select Serial Port from the Connection Type pull-
down list (following figure).
4. From the Device Connection pull-down list, select
the COMx, where x is the number of the serial
communication port that the modem will be using.
5. Click the Port Settings tab.
Adjusting Port Settings
6. In the Bits per Second field, select the baud rate of the LogBook and modems (see previous
figure).
7. In the Flow Control field, select None or Hardware, according to the following criteria:
• If using a cable with handshake lines, select None
• If your modems are not setup for hardware handshaking, select None
• All other instances, select Hardware.
8. Exit the LogBook Configuration control panel applet.
Step Y.5 – Validate the Connection
1. Launch LogView.
2. Select the newly configured LogBook as follows:
(a) Expand the Device pull-down menu (see following figure).
(b) Choose “Select LogBook.” A Select LogBook box will appear.
(c) Pull-down the “Select LogBook’s” Device list and choose the applicable LogBook.