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Initial hardware and software set-up
Important information - please read.
Figure 11 – Control Centre main window (before hardware detected)
To access all the NDC Control Centre conguration
features, the Control Centre must rst detect what type of
NDC is connected. This allows the same Control Centre
to be used for the NDC-1, NDC-2, NDC-3 and NDC-4 (as
they all have different conguration and test options).
Before the NDC-4 hardware is detected by Control Centre,
the main window will look like that in Figure 11 - with the
sections ghosted out.
Once detected, any disabled options that are available for
the detected NDC type will become active and the main
window will look like that in Figure 10.
To allow detection of the NDC hardware, perform the initial
setup procedure:
1. Connect battery power (10 - 35v) to the NDC-4 and
switch on the battery. The NDC-4’s LED will cycle
through its standard start-up colours (‘red’, ‘amber’
and nally ‘green’). Refer to the Connecting to the
battery supply section for more details.
2. If using an NDC-4: connect an RS232 cable from the
PC to the NDC-4, as shown earlier in the manual.
Alternatively, if using an NDC-4-USB: connect the
provided USB cable to an available USB port. Refer to
the Connecting to a Personal Computer section.
3. Select the PC Comm port number that the RS232
cable was plugged into (or the USB port was issued
by WIndows) from the options in the main windows
‘Comms’ menu. The Baud rate will default to 38400
Baud (the factory default), but will auto-Baud to the
actual Baud rate if it has been changed.
4. The Rx and Tx ‘LED’s on the main window will ash to
indicate that communication is in progress (between
the Control Centre and the NDC-4 hardware). Once
the hardware information has been received (and
displayed), all the NDC-4 conguration and test
options will be enabled.
If for any reason the hardware detection operation does
not happen as described, check all connections are made
as required and are secure.