Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................1-1
2. Unit Description ..........................................2-1
2.1. Front Panel ..........................................2-1
2.2. Back Panel ..........................................2-2
3. Getting Started ...........................................3-1
3.1. Communication Parameters .................................3-1
3.2. Apply Power to the APS...................................3-1
3.3. System SetUp Ports .....................................3-2
3.4. Connecting your PC to the APS ..............................3-2
3.5. Communicating with the APS Unit ............................3-2
4. Hardware Installation .......................................4-1
4.1. Connecting Power to the APS Unit ............................4-1
4.1.1. AC Powered Units .................................4-1
4.1.2. DC Powered Units .................................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 .....................................5-1
5.3.1. The Supervisor Password .............................5-2
5.3.2. The Port Passwords.................................5-2
5.4. Defining the Site ID and Supervisor Password ......................5-3
5.5. Port Configuration ......................................5-4
5.5.1. Configuration Conventions ............................5-4
5.5.2. Port Modes......................................5-4
5.5.3. RS232 Port Configuration Menus.........................5-5
5.6. Copying Parameters to All Ports ..............................5-9
5.7. Save User Selected Parameters ..............................5-10
6. The Status Screens .........................................6-1
6.1. The Port Status Screen (/S) .................................6-1
6.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (/SD).............................6-2
6.3. The Port Parameters Screens (/W).............................6-4
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