FBHFp[ THelpTopic/ RAD242 Setup Program 9Welcome to the RAD242 setup program. This program will help guide you through the process of setting up your RAD242. The menu is accessed by pressing Alt-'='. All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "Options" menu is pulled down by Alt-O. ) Press ESC to put this help screen away. ][ THelpTopic% (System) Menu sWhen you pull down the menu, you will see a list of options detailing information specific to the setup program. ][ THelpTopic About When you choose the About option from the menu, a dialog box appears showing the setup program's copyright and version information.  To view the help index: ! Press Enter, or Click Help  To close the dialog box: # Press ESC, or Click Continue ][ THelpTopic Credits When you select the Credits option under the menu, a dialog box appears presenting the program author's name and listing any specific tools that were used to write the setup program.  To close the dialog box:  Press ESC, or Click Ok ][ THelpTopic Help Menu WThis command brings up the Help menu, which provides access to the online help system. a Online helps comes up in a special Help window. The text in the Help Window is a "help screen". ][ THelpTopic HelpHelp The Help option of the Help menu will present you with an index of important help topics which will help you learn about how to use this setup program. These topics include: How things are set up How to get around with the keyboard How to get around with a mouse Using controls How to use this program How to get technical support ][ THelpTopicI HelpHow to get Technical Support dThis menu selection will present you with the details about contacting technical support personnel. ][ THelpTopic Options Menu The Options menu will present you with the configuration options that you may choose to set for your particular I/O card. Please step through each of the options which pertain to your card to insure that your card is configured as you desire. ][ THelpTopic3 Options Base Address The Base Address command under the Options menu will guide you through the process of selecting an appropriate I/O port base address for your I/O card. ][ THelpTopic- Options IRQ Level nThis allows you to change the interrupt that your communication card is set at. The possible values are 2-7. ][ THelpTopic( Options Wait ][ THelpTopic# Options Exit HThe Exit command terminates the application and returns control to DOS. ][ THelpTopic3 Base Address Selection In order for communication to be established between your I/O card and its host computer, the I/O card must be assigned a base I/O port address. The setup program scans your system to determine which port addresses are currently available, and it presents you with a list of I/O ports and their availablity status. Scroll through this list using the arrow keys or mouse and select an available address, then configure your card's address switch to match the switch settings in the diagram. ][ THelpTopic9 Interrupt Level Selection 6Use this to set the IRQ for your communications card. ][ THelpTopic9 Wait State Selection ][ THelpTopic' Ŀ [ Ok ] q If you select this button, the selections that you've made in the dialog box are recorded by the setup program. H If this is the default button, you need only press Enter to choose it. ][ THelpTopic- Ŀ [Cancel] _ If you select this button, nothing changes and no action occurs but the dialog box is closed. g ESC is always the keyboard shortcut for the Cancel button, even if the Cancle button does not appear. ][ THelpTopic][ THelpTopic][ THelpTopic1 Options Pod Address This dialog allows you to select the address that the pod will respond to. There are two modes that the pod can be placed in: addressed and non-addressed mode. In addressed mode (01 - FF), the pod will respond to the number which it is set at. In non-addressed (00) mode, the pod will respond to anything sent over the serial line. This is useful when only one pod is on a serial net.  If the pod has not been located yet, this dialog will automatically scan all the addresses at the currently selected baud rate. ][ THelpTopic5 Options Pod Baud Rate WThis dialog allows you to configure the baud rate that the RAD242 will communicate at. ~ If the pod has not been located yet, this dialog will attempt to locate the RAD242 using the currently selected Pod Address. ][ THelpTopic; Options Serial Isolation This dialog allows you to configure the board for serial opto-isolation. When enabled, communication is slower and requires more connections, but keeps the RAD242 safe from power surges on the communication lines. ][ THelpTopic- Options COM Setup CThis submenu allows the configuration of your communications card. ][ THelpTopic3 Options RAD242 Setup 6This submenu allows the configuration of your RAD242. ][ THelpTopic= Options Pod Autodetection This dialog attempts to locate the RAD242 at the currently selected settings for the communications card. Every combination of baud rate and pod address are tested. ][ THelpTopicE RAD242 Setup User Calibration This dialog allows the calibration of the RAD242. It requires that you have a stable power supply and working communications with the pod. ][ THelpTopicE RAD242 Setup Self Calibration This dialog allows self calibration of the RAD242. It is much simpler than user calibration and requires working communications with the pod. This calibration is not as accurate as User Calibration. ][ THelpTopicD RAD242 Setup Range Selection mThis setup option contains a table of Polarity, Reference, and Bias settings to configure the input voltage. ][ THelpIndexv mn5a F 9 ~U}2]