User Manual
Trouble-shooter for Starmon
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Click the Advanced button and the following window appears:
Figure 1.6
Under COM Port Number you can define a com port for the USB serial converter.
After having selected the COM Port Number, make sure to close SeaStar. When re-
opening SeaStar, the COM port should become active in SeaStar and can be viewed
either under the Connection Wizard or Settings > Communication > Serial Ports. If
the COM port number does not become active in SeaStar please try another COM
port number. Even though the Device Manager of the computer reports that a COM
port number is in use, it might be possible to define and use those COM ports for the
USB.
There is no
solution here, as it varies between computers, and the user may
have to try several times to define a few different COM port numbers. It might also be
necessary for the user to shift the USB plug between different USB inputs on the
computer. If the USB cable is switched to another port, the computer may not find it at
first, but if it is un-plugged and re-plugged it is likely to be found.
1.2
CRC Error
The CRC test is a safety check performed by the software when retrieving the
Recorder Information Data (RID). The CRC is a register in the RID file which is
calculated a
when starting up a new measurement
sequence. When retrieving the RID from the recorder, SeaStar calculates the CRC
from the retrieved data
If they do
not match, a CRC error is reported.
The reason why a CRC error occurs is most likely due to bad communication
condition. Check section 1.1. It is possible to disable the CRC check while
connecting. This is done under Settings Connection in the software. Normally, the
