Remote Technologies RPC-320 manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 OVERVIEW
DESCRIPTION	1-1
MANUAL ORGANIZATION	1-1
MANUAL CONVENTIONS	1-1
Symbols and Term inology	1-2
TECHNICA L SUPPORT	1-2
SECTION 2 SETUP AND OPERATION
INTRODUCTION	2-1
OPERATING PRECAUTIONS	2-1
EQUIPMENT	2-1
FIRST TIME OPERATION	2-2
Using a PC	2-2
Using a Terminal	2-2
UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING
P R OG R AM S	2-2
Editing pr ogram s and pro gram ming hints	2-3
WHERE TO G O FROM H ERE	2-4
TROUBLESHOOTING	2-4
SECTION 3 S A VI N G P R OG R AM S
INTRODUCTION	3-1
SAVING A PROGRAM	3-1
AUTORUNNING	3-2
PREVENTING AUTORUN	3-2
LOADING A PROGRAM	3-2
C H A N GI N G E P R OM S IZ E	3-2
A L T ER N A TE E P RO M S	3-3
COMMANDS	3-3
SECTION 4 SERIAL PORTS
DESCRIPTION	4-1
COM0 SERIAL PORT	4-1
COM1 SERIAL PORT	4-1
RS-422/485 OPERATING INFORMATION .	4-2
RS - 422/485 Termination network	4-2
Two wire RS-485	4-3
Multidrop Network	4-3
ACCESSING SERIAL BUFFERS	4-3
A C C E SS IN G C OM 0 A ND C O M 1	4-4
DISABLIN G CON TROL -C	4-4
SERIAL PORT PIN OUT	4-4
SECTION 5 RAM ME MORY
INTRODUCTION	5-1
CHANGING M EMORY	5-1
BATTERY BACKUP	5-1
Checking the battery	5-1
RESERVED ME MORY	5-2
STORING VARIABLES IN RAM	5-2
BLOCK DATA TRANSFER	5-3
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE INTERFACE . .	5-3
COMMANDS	5-3

SECTION 6	DIGITAL AND OPTO PORTS
INTRODUCTION		6-1
DIGITAL I/O PORTS		6-1
Digital Port J3		6-1
Digital Port P6		6-2
High Current Port L8		6-2
Optically Isolated Input		6-2
Digital I/O Com mands		6-2
High Curr ent Output		6-3
Interfac ing Digital I/ O to an opto- module
	rack	6-4
Interfacing to switches and other devices		6-4
Digital I/ O pro gram ming exa mple . . . .		6-4
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)		6-5
COMMANDS		6-6
SECTION 7	CALENDAR/CLOCK
DESCRIPTION		7-1
S E TT I NG D A TE A N D T I M E		7-1
COMMANDS		7-1
SECTION 8	DISPLAY PORT
INTRODUCTION		8-1
CONNECTING DISPLAYS		8-1
WRITING TO THE DISPLAY		8-1
PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE		8-1
DISPLAY TYPES		8-2
DISPLAY CONNECTOR PIN OUT		8-2
COMMANDS		8-2
SECTION 9	KEYPAD PORT
INTRODUCTION		9-1
PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE		9-1
KEYP AD P ORT P IN OU T - J5		9-2
SECT ION 10 ANALOG INPUT
DESCRIPTION		10-1
CONNECTING ANALOG INPUTS		10-1
Overvoltage conditions		10-1
Grounding		10-1
INITIALIZATION		10-1
Differential Mode		10-2
Examples using CON FIG AIN		10-2
Acquir ing Analog Data		10-2
Noise Notes		10-3
Temper ature Measur ement		10-3
Data logging on a timer tick		10-4
MEASURING HIGHER VOLTAGES . . . .		10-4
CONVERTING ANALOG MEASUREMENTS 10-4
Measuring 4-20 mA current loops		10-4
AMPLIFIERS		10-5
CALIBRATION		10-5
COMMANDS		10-5

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