User Manual

SECS/GEM Interface 5-1
5 SECS/GEM Interface
FmNT can be configured to interface with a GEM system. This is a factory-set option. Your
dispensing system may not have a SECS/GEM interface option. If it does not, your
SECS/GEM interface button in the FmNT Main Window will be grayed and disabled.
Below is a description and tour of the user interface for the SECS/GEM option. It is intended
as an Operator Guide. Detailed interface programming information and terminology are
contained in the SECS-GEM Interface Option Reference Manual.
To explore the SECS/GEM interface:
1. In the Main Window, click on SECS/GEM.
> The SECS/GEM Setup Window opens to the Control tab. See Figure 5 -1. In
the Control tab, the Programmer can use the Control buttons to toggle the
Control State. Otherwise, the system uses the default settings on the Setup tab.
> Also, the Programmer can click on the Communication buttons to toggle the
Communication State. Otherwise, the system uses the default settings on the
Setup tab.
> To get date and time synchronization from the host, click on Get Date & Time.
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Figure 5 -1
2. Click on the Terminal tab and refer to Figure 5 -2.