Meinberg VP100 20NET - Manual (Page 12)

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4. PROGRAMMING OF MESSAGES
4.1 General
Besides the time, the display can display also messages. For the programming and sending of
messages, a personal computer and the Message Editor program are used. It is verified that the
program operates under Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 and XP.
4.2 Installation
Insert the CD in the drive and run "med437a_setup.exe" setup program.
In the installation program, choose the language and the folder in which you want to install the
program, as well as the program group into which the icons will be installed. When the program is run
for the first time, all the default settings are set. The program menus are displayed in the language
chosen during the installation.
Program communicates with the display using TCP protocol on port 8000 and UDP on ports 54324
and 54325. An eventual firewall must allow this type of communication otherwise the program can
not work properly.
4.3 A short description of the message-programming procedure
After the program has been installed, you must "add" at least one display by specifying its name,
serial number, and IP address. With the versions having no network connection, instead of the IP
address you must specify the computer's serial interface (COM1 or COM2), through which the
communication with the display will take place.
After the basic settings have been executed, individual messages should be programmed according
to the following procedure:
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select the target display,
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select the message's consecutive number, ranging from 1 to 31,