Wavetronix smartsensor advance User Manual - Rack Card Tools

CHAPTER 11  • TOOLS  115

Figure 11.10 – Serial Terminal (left) and Serial Settings (right)

Click the Settings button to configure the serial port for the terminal session. The resulting 

Serial Settings screen allows you to specify the typical serial port parameters. Click the X 

in the upper right corner to save the settings.

Once the port is configured, click Open to open terminal session. 

Note

If a connection is attempted using a com port that is already in use by the system, a 

warning message is displayed. You must either free the selected com port or select 

another com port for the terminal session.

To send data to the attached sensor, type an SS200 command in the Tx (Transmit) win-

dow located on the bottom of the Serial Terminal screen. Each SS200 command must be 

terminated with a carriage return (0x0D), which is accomplished by pressing the Return or 

Enter key. Transmitted commands are displayed in the both the Tx and Rx (Receive) win-

dow and are paired with any associated response. Any additionally received commands are 

also displayed in the Tx/Rx Window. Scroll up/down and left/right through the terminal 

session data using the scroll bars in the Rx Window.

Click Close to close the terminal session; click the X in the upper right corner to leave the 

serial terminal (this also closes the terminal session and releases the com port).

Rack Card Tools

Access rack card tools by clicking the Rack Card Tools button on the Tools screen when a 

sensor connection is NOT active (see Figure 11.11).