System information

Basic Tutorial
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3–2 Blastware Operator Manual
For the tutorial, we will adjust the Port drop–down menu only. The other menus; Baud Rate,
Retries, and Modem Type should have the same settings as the dialog box pictured above.
NOTE: If you have attached a Micromate monitor to the PC, the name of the unit and associated
port will be automatically be populated in the Port dropdown window.
Port refers to your computers serial port where you plugged in the units communication cable into
the PC. The serial port allows the unit to communicate with your computer. We set the Port drop–
down menu to match the number of the serial port. You have a choice between Ports 1 to 20.
Identify the serial port on your computer and choose the same number in the Port box. selection,
press the Test button – if the communication link is not successful, systematically select the next
Communications Port from the drop down menu, and use the Test function until you have made a
See our computers manual for information on how to identify serial ports. To test your successful
connection to the monitor. Blastware will communicate with the unit, and indicate if your
selection is correct. Click on the Close button to save your setting and exit the Communications
Setup dialog box. The remaining buttons including Dial, Hang up, Initialize PC Modem, and
Initialize Remote Modem control modem communications. See Chapter 7 for further
information about these communication options.
Step 4: Check the Unit Status
To check the status of the Blastmate III, Minimate Plus, Series IV or Micromate from your
computer, position the mouse pointer on the Unit Menu and click the mouse button. Click on the
Status command to display Status dialog box.