User Manual and Operating Guide

4-1

4. Establishing Communication with

Controllers

4.1 Introduction

Once you have connected the controllers and the computer to the network, installed the

CN8-SW software, and changed the password on the MULTI login account, you are

ready to establish communication between the CN8-SW computer and the controllers on

the network.

You must do the following tasks.

· U s e t h e f r o n t p a n e l u s e r i n t e r f a c e o f e a c h c o n t r o l l e r t o a s s i g n e a c h a u n i q u e

a d d r e s s ( b e t w e e n 1 a n d 2 5 4 ) .

· I f t h e O m e g a P l u s c o n t r o l l e r s Õ c o m m u n i c a t i o n p a r a m e t e r s h a v e b e e n

c h a n g e d f r o m t h e f a c t o r y d e f a u l t s , u s e t h e f r o n t p a n e l o f e a c h c o n t r o l l e r t o

s e t t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n p a r a m e t e r s a t t h e i r d e f a u l t v a l u e s a s d e s c r i b e d i n

4 . 2 .

· U s e t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s o p t i o n o n t h e C N 8 - S W O p t i o n s m e n u t o s p e c i f y

t h e C O M p o r t t o b e u s e d b y t h e M u l t i - C o m s o f t w a r e . If y o u c h o o s e n o t t o

u s e t h e a u t o m a t i c Ò f i n d c o n t r o l l e r s Ó f e a t u r e d e s c r i b e d i n 4 . 4 . 2 t o s e t u p y o u r

n e t w o r k , t h e n y o u m u s t a l s o s p e c i f y t h e b a u d r a t e t o b e u s e d b y t h e C N 8 -

S W s o f t w a r e .

C o n f i g u r a t i o n o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n p a r a m e t e r s i s d e s c r i b e d i n

4 . 3 .

· S e t t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n p a r a m e t e r s o f t h e c o n t r o l l e r s t h a t s u p p o r t t h e

o r i g i n a l O m e g a p r o t o c o l t o m a t c h t h e C N 8 - S W s o f t w a r e a s d e s c r i b e d i n 4 . 2 .

· M a k e t h e C N 8 - S W s y s t e m a w a r e o f a l l d e v i c e s o n t h e n e t w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d

i n 4 . 4 . T h i s c a n b e d o n e u s i n g t h e a u t o m a t i c Ò f i n d c o n t r o l l e r s Ó o p e r a t i o n , i n

w h i c h t h e C N 8 - S W s y s t e m s e e k s a n d f i n d s O m e g a P l u s c o n t r o l l e r s u s i n g

t h e d e f a u l t b a u d r a t e o f e a c h c o n t r o l l e r a n d s e t s a l l t h e O m e g a P l u s

c o n t r o l l e r s t o w o r k a t 9 6 0 0 b a u d . Al t e r n a t i v e l y , y o u c a n a d d c o n t r o l l e r s t o

t h e n e t w o r k o n e a t a t i m e . If y o u u s e t h i s m a n u a l m e t h o d , t h e n t h e s o f t w a r e

w i l l p o l l a t t h e b a u d r a t e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e C N 8 - S W C o m m u n i c a t i o n s S e t u p

w i n d o w .

· S a v e t h e s e t u p a s a n . M C S f i l e s a s d e s c r i b e d i n 4 . 8 .

If you do use the Òfind controllersÓ function, the CN8-SW software will automatically use 9600 baud.