Owner manual

Watlow EZ-ZONE
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PM Integrated Controller • 145 • Chapter 9 Features
If the PC is already physically connected to the EZ-ZONE PM control click the next button to go on-line.
Note:
When establishing communications from PC to the EZ-ZONE PM control an interface converter will be re-
quired. The Standard Bus network uses EIA-485 as the interface. Most PCs today would require a USB to
EIA-485 converter. However, some PCs may still be equipped with EIA-232 ports, therefore an EIA-232 to
EIA-485 converter would be required.
As can be seen in the above screen shot the software provides the user with the option of downloading a pre-
viously saved configuration as well as the ability to create a configuration off-line to download later. The
screen shots that follow will take the user on-line.
After clicking the next button above it is necessary to define the communications port that will be used on
the PC as shown below. Clicking on the drop down will allow the user to select the appropriate communica-
tions port. This will be the port assigned to the EIA-485 to USB converter when it was connected to the PC.
The "Advanced" button allows the user to determine how many devices to look for on the network (1 to 17).
After clicking on the "Next" button, the software will scan the network for the zone addresses specified while
showing the progress made (as shown in the graphic below. When complete the software will display all of the
available devices found on the network as shown below.
Searching Network for Devices
Available Network Devices Displayed