User manual

Using the MODASST Program
D-4
SIMATIC TI505/TI500 MODNIM User Manual
D.2 Starting Program Operation
When the program begins, you will be prompted for the communications
port number that you wish to use to communicate from your computer to
the MODNIM or TIW A Y Gateway module.
Use the up and down arrows on your keyboard to select the communications
port from COM1 to COM4. If you don’ t need to set up advanced options for
your COM port, press
Enter
to continue.
If you need to set up advanced options, press
TAB
to move the cursor from
the COM Port box to the Advanced Options box. Use the up/down arrow
keys to select the desired IRQ, then press
TAB
to move the cursor to the
address option. Again, select the desired option and press
Enter
when your
selections are complete.
After setting the communication port options, the first of seven additional
option windows is displayed to help you complete your configuration
settings. These set-up windows are the following.
• Output T ype Mapping: Y outputs or C coils
• RTS/CTS Handshaking Selection: Enable or Disable
• T ransmission Mode: RTU or ASCII
• Parity Selection: Even, Odd, or No parity
• Stop Bit Selection: 1 or 2 stop bits
• Baud Rate: 50 to 19200
• Network Address: type in the appropriate address number if other than
the default address 1.
For each of these set-up windows, use the arrow keys if you want to select a
choice other than the highlighted default, then press
Enter
to continue to the
next selection. You can also press
TAB
to move the highlight cursor to the
OK , Cancel , or Help options at the bottom of each window .
In each panel, press
TAB
to move from one field of the screen to the next
and the arrow keys to move the selection dots from one choice to another .
Press
Enter
to accept your choice and exit the screen. T o exit a screen
without choosing anything or to cancel the selections made, press
Esc
. Y ou
can also use a mouse to select menu options by placing the mouse cursor on
the option or selection and pressing the left mouse button. Press
F1
at
any time to access Help screens.
After entering the last set-up option, the screen is empty except for the top
and bottom menus. Press
ALT
and one of the highlighted letters on the top
row of the screen to select the function option you want. T o exit the
MODASST program, press
ALT
and X together .
Setting the
Communication
Port Options
Setting the
Remaining Options