Table of Contents
1. Introduction
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1-1
2. Unit Description
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2-1
2.1. Front Panel
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2-1
2.2. Back Panel
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2-2
3. Getting Started
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3-1
3.1. Communication Parameters
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3-1
3.2. Apply Power to the APS
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3-1
3.3. System SetUp Ports
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3-2
3.4. Connecting your PC to the APS
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3-2
3.5. Communicating with the APS Unit
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3-2
4. Hardware Installation
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4-1
4.1. Connecting Power to the APS Unit
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4-1
4.1.1. AC Powered Units
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4-1
4.1.2. DC Powered Units
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4-1
4.2. Configure SetUp Switches .................................4-2
4.2.1. Default Baud Rate (Sw1, Sw2, Sw3) .......................4-2
4.2.2. Default Handshake (Sw4, Sw5) ..........................4-3
4.2.3. Default Response Message Format (Sw6) ....................4-3
4.2.4. Default Command Echo (Sw7) ..........................4-3
4.3. Initialize Unit to Default Settings .............................4-4
4.4. Connecting Devices to the APS ..............................4-4
4.5. Application Example.....................................4-5
5. Configuration ............................................5-1
5.1. Access to the APS Command Mode ............................5-1
5.2. System SetUp Ports .....................................5-1
5.3. Password Functions
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5-1
5.3.1. The Supervisor Password
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5-2
5.3.2. The Port Passwords
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5-2
5.4. Defining the Site ID and Supervisor Password
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5-3
5.5. Port Configuration
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5-4
5.5.1. Configuration Conventions
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5-4
5.5.2. Port Modes
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5-4
5.5.3. RS232 Port Configuration Menus
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5-5
5.6. Copying Parameters to All Ports
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5-9
5.7. Save User Selected Parameters
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5-10
6. The Status Screens
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6-1
6.1. The Port Status Screen (/S)
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6-1
6.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (/SD)
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6-2
6.3. The Port Parameters Screens (/W)
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6-4
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