ePAQ-9405
User’s Guide
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5) Specify the location of the ePAQ driver. The driver should be on the distribution
CD provided with the ePAQ. Finish the driver installation.
6) Once the driver is installed, power off the ePAQ and disconnect the USB cable
from the PC.
15.4.3
Configuring “HyperTerminal”
HyperTerminal is a Windows XP communication program that can be used to
communicate with the ePAQ test panel. A few HyperTerminal configuration settings
must be set up for the program to work with the ePAQ. The steps below explain how
to do this.
The following steps assume that the ePAQ USB driver has already been installed on
the PC. If you have previously configured HyperTerminal successfully, and saved the
HyperTerminal setup, then you can skip to the next section.
1) Apply power to the ePAQ.
2) Wait until the heartbeat (HBT) Led begins flashing.
3) Connect the USB cable from the ePAQ to the PC.
4) Start the PC HyperTerminal program.
5)
When prompted for “New Connection” name, use “ePAQ-9405” or similar.
6) When prompted for connection paramete
rs (“Connect To” box display), for
“Connect Using:” select the COM port (this will be a new COM port number that was
created after the installation of the ePAQ USB driver.
) Click on “OK” to go to the
“COM Properties” window.
7) In the COM Properties window
, the only relevant parameter is “Flow Control”.
8)
Set “Flow Control” to “None” and click on “OK”.
9) Hit the <enter> key on the PC keyboard several times. You should see a prompt
returned by the ePAQ, in response to the key press.
10) Save the HyperTerminal setup (File/Save As) for future use.
15.4.4
Local Test Panel Connection (USB Port)
1) Turn on the ePAQ power. Verify that the front panel heartbeat (HBT) LED begins
flashing.
2) Connect the USB cable between the ePAQ USB port 1 (J3) and the PC.
3) Start the ePAQ-9405 HyperTerminal session.
4) Hit <enter> several times.
5) You should see a ePAQ prompt appear on the HyperTerminal screen.
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