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Toolbox 32 User Manual 1.47d www.cse-semaphore.com/mykingfisher
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Configuration - PC Setup
Contains the Toolbox communication settings. The default settings are shown below. Usually these settings
do not need to be changed except when communicating with a remote RTU over a network. When
communicating over a network, it may be necessary to set Comms Timeout to 5 or more seconds and set
the number of retries to 1 or more (especially when downloading an RTU configuration over the network).
PC Port: (COM 1- 48 or Ethernet) The PC's communication port to use. If using a USB to DB9 serial port
converter, a COM port is assigned to the converter by the PC. To determine the converter COM port, right-
click My Computer on the Windows Desktop and select Manage. Select Device Manager on the left hand
side of the Computer Management window. Double-click Ports on the right hand side of the window. The
COM port assigned to the converter will then be displayed. An ATEN converter example is shown below.
IP Address (Ethernet Only): A local area network may be used to communicate with a CP-xx RTU with an
Ethernet option board. Each of the four numbers in the IP address may have values in the range of 0-255.
The IP Address is only used when PC Port is set to Ethernet.
Baud Rate (Serial Only): (300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200 bps) The
baud rate used between the PC and the RTU. If PC Port is set to Ethernet, Baud Rate is ignored.
Comms Timeout (sec): The time Toolbox will wait for a response to a message attempt before performing
the next message attempt or flagging a communications fail. This setting needs to be extended when
communicating with an outstation RTU via a master RTU (for a 1200 baud radio network, 4 or more seconds
is recommended.)