Xantrex Technology SW Communications Adapter Connecting the Swca to a Computer using a Modem

￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿IMPORTANT￿￿￿￿￿￿SAFETY￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................... iii￿

To install the SWCA		3
Connecting the SWCA to a Computer using a Modem		4
Requirements		4
Additional Possible Requirements		4
Connecting Multiple SWCAs to a Single Computer		4
Advanced Monitoring Software		5
Installation Concerns		5
Multiple SWCAs		5
Positive Ground or PV Ground Fault Protection Installations		5
￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Installing the SWCPS DOS Program		￿8
Using the SWCPS DOS Program		9
SWCA DOS Display Emulation Software		9
Virtual Control Panel		9
Function Keys and Other Displays	10
The SWCA Programming Menu	10
The SWCA Programming Menu Function Keys	11
LED Control Indicators	12
Keyboard Commands	13
Starting the Program	14
ID Numbers	14
Changing the PC’s COM Port Number	14
Accessing HELP Information from the SWCPS Program	15
Accessing the SETUP MENU from the SWCPS Program	15
Switching Between Multiple SWCA Adapters/inverters	15
Exiting the SWCPS Program	15
Use of the SWCA with Terminal Emulation Programs	16
Making a New Connection	16
Telephone Number	17
COM Port Values	18
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	P/N 973-0022-01-01 Rev A 04/2002