User guide

Introduction
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1.3 Utility Diskette
Included with this manual is a diskette containin
g
two utilities for the Ethernet
module: the Network Options Ethernet Tester utilit
y
and the ERRLOG utilit
y
.
1.3.1 Network Options Ethernet Tester
This utilit
y
will allow
y
ou to:
establish a connection
g
et and clear statistics
read and write re
g
isters
The Network Options Ethernet Tester communicates with the module over the
Ethernet, from an IBM-compatible PC operatin
g
with Windows 3.1 or
g
reater and
with WinSock.
Instructions for usin
g
the Network Options Ethernet Tester are
g
iven in Chapter 6
on pa
g
e 73.
The source code for the Network Options Ethernet Tester is included on the
diskette.
1.3.2 ERRLOG
This utilit
y
allows
y
ou to read and clear the crash lo
g
from an IBM-compatible PC
communicatin
g
with the local Quantum controller via Modbus Plus.
The PC must be e
q
uipped with an SA85 Modbus Plus card and software driver.
ERRLOG ma
y
be run in a native DOS environment or in a DOS box under
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
Instructions for usin
g
ERRLOG to read and clear the crash lo
g
are
g
iven in section
7.1.9 on pa
g
e 85.