Operation Manual

PI Configurator
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How to interface the sensor
Before you can configure the sensor, you need to connect it to
the computer. Observe the procedure below.
1 Start the PI Configurator utility.
2 Plug the programming cable into one of computer’s COM
ports (COM1 is recommended).
3 Ensure that the sensor to be connected is switched off.
Check that the internal LED does not flash, and that the
sea water switch is not activated in any way.
4 Attach the programming cable’s positive (red) alligator
clip to one of the sensor’s positive fastening lugs
(designated with a plus symbol).
5 Attach the programming cable’s negative (black) alligator
clip to one of the sensor’s negative fastening lugs
(designated with a minus symbol).
6 In the PI Configurator utility, click the Communication
Port Setup button to open the ComPortSetupdialogue
box.
7 Select the COM port the programming cable is plugged
into by clicking it, then click OK.
8 Observe that the Establish Communication with Sensor
button has been activated.
9 Click the Establish Communication with Sensor button.
Small dialogues will tell you that the computer first opens the
COM port, and then wakes up the sensor. If there is a
malfunction, you will be notified accordingly. Once the
communication between the PC and interfaced sensor is
established, the yellow text field will display the key parameters
retrieved from the sensor. Also, the indicator lamp in the lower
right-hand corner of the PI Configurator dialogue will turn on
and off every two seconds. The indicator lamp inside the sensor
will illuminate at the same rate.