User`s guide

Chapter 6 ____________________________________________________ Configuration commands
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Prerequisites for Serial Connection
To update WMT700 settings through a serial connection the following
prerequisites are needed:
- PC with a serial port.
- Required cables for serial connection. For more information, see
section Cables on page 23.
- Any terminal program, such as Tera Term or Windows
®
HyperTerminal.
Communicating with terminal software
To switch WMT700 to the configuration mode using Windows
®
HyperTerminal:
1. Connect a cable between your terminal computer, power supply
and WMT700.
2. Open the Windows
®
HyperTerminal program.
3. Cancel the new connection.
4. From the File menu, click Properties.
5. Select the correct COM port and click Configure.
6. Set the communication parameters according to the configured port
settings of WMT700.
The default values for WMT700 are:
- Bits per second: 9600
- Data bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop bits: 1
- Flow control: None
7. Click Apply and OK.
8. On the Settings tab, click ASCII setup. Select ASCII sending -
Send line ends with line feed. Click OK and close the New
Connection Properties window.
9. On the View menu, click Font. In the Font list, select Terminal.
10. From the Call menu, click Call. Enter a name and select an icon
for the connection. Click OK.