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3.2.2 Connecting The Shark to your PC for Shark Config

1. Insert the external power cable into The Shark’s power jack. If The

Shark’s internal battery is fully charged, the external power cable is not

required for configuration.

2. Attach the external power cable leads to a DC power source supplying 6 –

15 Vdc.

3. Connect a null modem cable or adapter from your PC’s COM port to your

Shark. The null modem is not included with The Shark package, but is

provided by Stevens as an optional item. If your PC or Laptop is already

Bluetooth

wireless enabled, you may configure The Shark over such

existing Bluetooth

wireless connections. See section 3.4.

4. Place switch 1 in the “ON” position.

5. Make sure switch 2 is in the “ON” position for RS-232 communications,

even if your application is using RS-485 communications.

6. Switch position 3 (Power LED light “ON” or “OFF”) may be set

according to user preference (see section 2.4). It does not affect

operations for Shark Config.

You should now be able to proceed to the steps outlined in section 3.3 for using Shark

Config.

3.3 Using Shark Config

3.3.1 Comm Settings

This section assumes that you have already connected The Shark and the required null

modem adapter to a PC serial port. If you have not already done so, please follow the

instructions in this user manual to correctly connect your computer to The Shark. The

following steps will instruct you how to connect to The Shark over the serial port (see

Figure 3).