Specifying a com port – SP Controls SmartPanel User Manual
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SmartPanel Configuration and Installation Guide
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Figure 3: Connecting the SmartPanel to your computer
Specifying a Com Port
Before configuring the SmartPanel you must specify the Com Port
you are using to connect to it.
When you run the Configuration Utility for the first time the dialog
shown in Figure 4 will appear. Select the Com Port you are using and
press OK.
Note: The dialog does not allow you to select a Com Port that is
disabled or being used by another program.
The Utility remembers the port selected and uses it in subsequent
sessions. If you later attach to the Panel through a different port,
change the active port with the Configuration Utility’s
Communications pulldown.
After a Com Port is selected, the Utility should appear as shown in
Figure 5.
Figure 4: Selecting
the Com Port