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5.4ADAM-4000 and ADAM-5000 Windows Utility

The ADAM-4000 and 5000 Windows Utility offers a graphical interface that helps you configure the ADAM-4000 and ADAM-5000 DA&C Modules. This windows utility makes it very convenient to monitor your Data Acquisition and Control system. The following guidelines will give you some brief instructions on how to use the utility.

∙Overview

∙COM port settings

∙Search connected modules

∙Terminal emulationl

∙Data Scope

∙Save module’s configuration to file

∙Load module’s configuration file to configure module

∙Module configuration

∙Module calibration

∙Data input and output

∙Alarm settings

∙Download procedure

5.4.1Overview

Main Menu

The window utility consists of a toolbar on the top and a display area that shows forth the relevant information about the connected modules. The utility’s main toolbar is as shown below:

The main toolbar buttons are shortcuts to some commonly used menu items:

Save: Saves the connected module to PC.

Save the information of all connected modules to .txt file .By doing this, users can keep track of every different setting environment.

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