Advantech user manual Configuring ADAM-4550

2.5 Configuring ADAM-4550

1.Insert the ADAM-4550 disk in drive A. Start Microsoft Windows. From the Program Manager, select the File menu and choose Run. Type a:\ADAM4550 and press EN- TER. The ADAM Configuration and Diag- nostics window should now open.

2.You must now set the host computer’s port configuration before configuring your ADAM- 4550. To configure your host communica- tion port, select the Setting... menu and choose Local. A dialog box will open. Se- lect the proper COM port that is connected to the ADAM-4550 and set the baud rate to 9600. Click the OK button.

3.Connect your PC’s RS-232 serial port to ADAM-4550’s RS-232 port. Connect the INIT pin with the ADAM-4550’s ground pin. Turn on the power. The unit is now in con- figuration mode. The green LED light should blink slowly.

4.You must now search your unit for its cur- rent settings. To do this, select the Setting...

menu and choose Get. Enter a starting ad- dress into the dialog box or use the default start address 0. Click the OK button. The configuration software will scan the unit for the address by matching the unit’s address with each address number between the start- ing address and 255. If the unit’s address is found, its ID address, baud rate and de- limiter settings will be displayed.

5.You may now change the settings. To change the configuration, select the Set- ting... menu and choose Set. A dialog box will open. Enter the new configuration set- tings (new address, identification, new baud rate, master/slave) and click the OK button. Follow the procedure in the Search section to get the new desired configurations.

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