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TracVision M9 User’s Guide
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Appendix B - Programming User-defined Satellites
Connect a PC to the Maintenance Port
To program your user-defined satellite(s), you first need to connect a
PC with Windows
®
HyperTerminal installed.
TIP: If you are a KVH-authorized technician, you can use the KVH Flash
Update Wizard instead of HyperTerminal. Enter commands in the wizard’s
“Antenna Comms” window. You do not need to flash the antenna to enter
commands.
1. Turn off the TracVision system.
2. Connect one end of a straight serial data cable to the
maintenance port on the back of the MCU. Connect the
other end of the data cable to the serial port on your PC.
Figure B-1 Maintenance Port on MCU
TIP: If your computer does not have a DB9 serial COM port, you can use the
following USB-to-RS232 adapters: IO Gear Part # GUC232A (visit
www.iogear.com), Belkin Part # F5U109, or Part # F5U409 (visit
www.belkin.com). Windows Vista
®
users requiring a USB adapter should
use Belkin Part #F5U409; some Vista compatibility issues have been found
with IO Gear model #GUC232A.
Maintenance
Port