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Operating guide for Alarm Receiver DECRYPTA
3
MCDI Security Products Inc.. Internet: mcdi.com
7055 Jean-Bourdon Avenue, Montreal, QC, Canada H4K 1G7 Telephone: +514-481-1067 Fax: +514-481-1487
TOOLBOX
CONFIGURATION TOOLS
DECRYPTA
3
can be configured directly from its display and front panel commands. You may also enjoy
the same commands from a PC connected to DECRYPTA
3
. Configuration tools are provided on the CD
that came with DECRYPTA
3
or by download from www.mcdi.com
DOS and Windows 95
No tools available under Dos up to Windows 98
USB port will not work under DOS and Windows 95 due to the nature of USB and OS limitations. Serial port must
be used.
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP.
DECRYPTA
3
may be configured by WINEXPRECIUM2.EXE or MCDI AXE configurator. Axe configurator
is a java class tools. Java engine must be present.
Linux
DECRYPTA
3
may be configured with application located on CD or available by download from
www.mcdi.com. Traffic can be viewed with Lincomiq. Drivers are included on CD.
Macintosh
This OS is not supported although MCDI successfully tested one specially programmed DECRYPTA
3
with a G4 using a MacWIse under OS X (10.3.3). Adjustments to unit programming is needed in order to make it
work with Mac OS drivers. If you are planning to use DECRYPTA
3
with Mac, please specify to sales when
ordering or contact MCDI support for reprogramming of unit.
Coding of commands
Line command from a terminal application may be used. Contact MCDI support for coding interface.
Developer's tools.
Coding interface of DECRYPTA
3
commands is provided free of charge to developers who present projects
and credentials.
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Software tool COMIRQ
COMIRQ is a DOS software program shipped with all MCDI receivers. It is used to check signals sent to PC by
DECRYPTA
3
. This tool will not work with USB port due to DOS restrictions.
To check installation and find free IRQ, run COMIRQ followed by COM,IRQ parameters.
Example: COMIRQ 2,3 (Checks if IRQ 3 is free for a DECRYPTA
3
installed on COM2)
When COMIRQ is displayed, send a signal to DECRYPTA
3
where same setup parameters have been given .
Press Space bar to display one signal at a time. Press A to empty receiver buffer and enable ACK.