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APPENDIX B
MODEL 1730/1732 COMMUNICATIONS AND I/O TEST PROGRAM
The Model 1730 - Model 1732 Communications And I/O Test program is a troubleshooting
tool for the Model 1730 Controller and Model 1732, Model 1716 and Model 1708 RTUs.
With it you can:
• verify or debug radio communications between the M1730 Controller and RTUs
• verify proper wiring of Controller and RTU i/o points to equipment
• verify that i/o points on the Controller and RTUs are configured properly
• monitor the operation of an RTUBASIC program running in a M1732 RTU by
watching changes in the RTUs inputs and outputs
STARTING THE PROGRAM
The setup process adds the program “M1730-M1732 Comm And I/O Test” to your Windows
Start menu in the “Programs\Zetron\M1730-M1732 Comm And I/O Test” group. Select this
menu item to start the test program. If the setup process created a shortcut on your desktop,
you may also double click on this icon to start the program. The main window is shown in
Figure 9.
To use the test program, you must connect one of your PC’s RS232 ports to connector J2 on
the Model 1730 controller or Model 1732 RTU. Use the same cable that you use to configure
the Model 1730 or Model 1732.
Figure 9. Communications and I/O Test Main Window
When connected to the Model 1730 controller, you will be able to test not only the controller
but any RTU that communicates with that controller over the radio as well. If the Model