Specifications

3-12 888-2500-001 5/2/2013
WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
DAX-1/DAX-3
Section 3 Operation
3.5 Common Settings Via VT100
The following screens describe the Operator-specific pages of the VT100 interface.
3.5.1 VT100 Setup
For all meter readings and programming including and beyond the front panel abilities,
the VT100 is the emulation method used to interface a computer with the DAX
transmitter. Any parameter accessible on the front panel GUI can also be viewed
and modified via VT100. By using a PC and terminal application of your choice (such
as Hyper Terminal) connected to the COM 2 port (J16) on the External I/O board with
a serial cable with DB-9 connector, you’ll have access to the VT100 screens.
This section outlines the steps necessary to physically connect, start the terminal
program, electronically handshake with, navigate the VT100 screens, and perform
edits.
STEP 1 Turn transmitter off
STEP 2 Connect RS-232 comm port 2 (J16) on External I/O board to your PC
STEP 3 Turn transmitter on
STEP 4 Start terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) with following settings
•Bits Per Second = 57600
•Data Bits = 8
•Parity = None
•Stop Bits = 1
•Flow Control = None
•Emulation = VT100
STEP 5 Call, or hit "Enter" twice to initiate handshake
To navigate around the VT100 Screens:
•Left/Right arrows to page back/forward
•Up/Down arrows to move cursor within page
To edit a numerical entry:
STEP 1 Type the line number or letter in parenthesis - do NOT hit "Enter"
STEP 2 Use up/down arrow keys to increase/decrease numerical value