User guide

CHAPTER 5  COMMUNICATION 59

 To review how the software works

Use the following steps to make a virtual connection:

1 Click the Communication button.

2 Select the Virtual tab (see Figure 5.9).

Figure 5.9 – Virtual Connection Screen

3 Select or create a virtual sensor le (.vsf ) by clicking the magnifying glass icon.

4 Click the Search button. is may take up to 30 seconds while the sensors on your

virtual control bus are discovered and listed. (You can click Cancel if the sensor of

interest has already been listed.)

5 Click on the desired row from the list to select a sensor.

6 Click the Connect button. When a connection is established you will be directed back

to the home page.

Virtual Sensor File

Since a virtual connection is not made to an actual sensor, a virtual sensor le (.vsf ) is used

to save the conguration settings much like an actual sensor’s ash memory. SSMM comes

with default virtual les that you can see once you click the Search button. If you create

your own virtual sensor le, you will have to nd it in the virtual les directory by clicking

the magnifying glass icon under the Virtual Sensor Files Location heading.

Note

When you are connected using a virtual sensor ﬁle, changes that would normally be

saved to a sensor’s ﬂash memory will automatically be saved to the virtual sensor

ﬁle.