Emerson Guided Wave Radar Level and Interface Transmitters 3300 - Manual (Page 66)

Reference Manual
00809-0100-4811, Rev CA
February 2006
Rosemount 3300 Series
4-14
CONFIGURATION USING
THE RADAR
CONFIGURATION TOOL The Radar Configuration Tool (RCT) is a user-friendly software tool that
allows you to configure the Rosemount 3300 transmitter. You can choose
either of the following two methods to configure a 3300 transmitter:
• Start the Wizard for a guided installation if you are unfamiliar with the
Rosemount 3300.
• Use the Setup function if you are already familiar with the configuration
process or if you just want to change the current settings.
Installing the RCT
software To install the Rosemount Configuration Tool:
1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. If the installation program is not automatically started, from the windows
Start Bar choose Run and type D:\Setup.exe where D is the CD-ROM
drive.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
4. For optimum performance set COM Port Buffers to 1, see “To set the
COM port buffers” on page 4-26.
To start the RCT:
1. From the Start menu click Programs>RCT Tools>RCT.
2. In the RCT Status Bar check that RCT communicates with the
transmitter:
Specifying the COM Port If communication is not established open the HART Communication Server
window and check that the right COM Port is selected.
To check the current COM port settings do the following:
1. Locate the HART Server icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
2. Double-click the HART Server icon.
Communication is established (green symbol)
Communication is not established (red symbol)
HART Server icon