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10 Process Instrument Explorer Configuration Software User Manual 03/06
3.1.1 Communications Setup
Before transferring data between P.I.E. and instrument you must set up your PC or
Pocket PC communication parameters using this procedure.
Step Action
1 Select “Communication Setup” or “PC Comm Setup” icon or menu item.
2 Select “Communication type” to be used with the process instrument: Infrared, RS485, or
Ethernet. The status bar at the bottom of the screen indicates your choice.
Note 1: Ethernet feature is not supported in Pocket PC.
Note 2: IPAQ Pocket PCs do not support serial communication.
3 “Select Type to set up”
Infrared:
Device address: Enter address of the process instrument. Default 3.
Serial Port (PC only): Your PC requires an Infrared cable to communicate with the
instrument. This cable must be plugged into the PC’s Serial Port. Enter that port
number here.
IR Port (Pocket PC only): Your Pocket PC will attempt to automatically determine the
IR port address during the installation process. If successful, the IR port will be
automatically set and cannot be changed. If unsuccessful, you must specify the IR
port address using the drop down menu. Contact Honeywell Technical Support for
assistance.
RS485
Device address: Enter address of the process instrument. Default 3.
Serial Port (PC only): Your PC requires a RS232/RS485 converter to communicate
with the instrument. This cable must be plugged into the PC’s Serial Port. Enter that
port number here.
Serial Port (Pocket PC only): Your Pocket PC will attempt to automatically determine
the serial port address during the installation process. If successful, the serial IR port
will be automatically set and cannot be changed. If unsuccessful, you must specify
the IR port address using the drop down menu. Contact Honeywell Technical
Support for assistance.
Your Pocket PC requires a RS232/RS485 converter to communicate with the
instrument. This cable must be plugged into the Pocket PC’s Serial Port.
See your instrument’s manual for wiring details.
Ethernet
IP address: Enter instrument’s IP address. Default 10.0.0.2.
Timeout (1 – 20 sec): Enter number of seconds of non-response before timeout. As
network traffic increases this will need to be increased.
Retries (2 to 60): Enter number of attempts to connect. As network traffic increases
this will need to be increased.
See your instrument’s manual for wiring details.
4 Pocket PC only: For Infrared communication, verify that the beam settings checkbox in the
Pocket PC system software is UNCHECKED. This checkbox is located at:
Start\Settings\Connections\Beam. Infrared communications will not work with if this box is
checked.