Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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IQ Comm Port: Causes the System Button to control serial communication between the host computer and the
IQ interface. The System Button acts like a toggle switch when this function is selected. Pressing the button once
will turn off the computer’s serial port. Pressing it again will turn the serial port back on. This function is useful
when you need to prevent changes from being sent to the IQ System.
A+p is a keyboard shortcut which
can also be used to toggle the serial port on and off from a graphics plate.
Name: When the Load Dataframe function is selected, the Name attribute is the dataframe file name. You do not
need to include the DIQ extension (for example, you can enter SETUP rather than SETUP.DIQ). The dataframe
file must be located in the same directory as Turbo. If it is not, Turbo will not be able to locate it and will display the
message shown below in Figure 4.32 when the System Button is pressed.
It lists all the available mini plates—including mini plates from
all available graphics plates. Select the one that you
want to link to the System Button. After you press the OK button, the mini plate name will be entered in the Name
field. You can also delete unwanted mini plates with this window with the Delete button.
Note: Mini plates are stored along with graphics plates in dataframe files.
Fig. 4.33 The Select Mini Plate Window
Fig. 4.32 Dataframe Files Must Be Stored in the Turbo Directory
When the Open Mini Plate function is selected, the Name attribute is the mini plate name. However, you do not
have to enter the name of the mini plate in the Name field. Instead you can press the Select button and choose its
name from the list. This is explained next.
Select: This attribute is only available when the Open Mini Plate function is selected. Pressing it opens the Select
Mini Plate window shown in Figure 4.33 below: