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CRIMSON BASICS
DOWNLOADING TO THE MASTER
Master’s Ethernet port, they may also be established via a dial-in link. Before downloading,
you should use the Link-Options command to ensure that you have the method selected…
VERIFYING THE USB LINK
If you are using USB, you might also want to ensure that the Master’s USB drivers have been
correctly installed. To do this, connect the Master module, and, if the drivers have not
previously been installed, follow the instructions at the start of this manual. Then, open the
Device Manager for your operating system, and expand the USB icon to show the icon for the
Master module device. Ensure that this icon does not display a warning symbol. If it does,
remove the device, unplug and reconnect the Master module, and verify that you have
correctly followed the driver installation procedure. The illustrations below show typical
Device Manager views with the CompactFlash dismounted and mounted, respectively….
SETTING THE IP ADDRESS
If you are using a TCP/IP connection, you should enter the IP address of the target device in
the appropriate field in the dialog box. If you leave the IP address as 0.0.0.0, Crimson will
examine the currently loaded database to see if the Master’s address can be determined from
the configuration information. This feature removes the need to change the IP addresses when
switching between databases intended for different terminals.
SENDING THE DATABASE
Once the link is configured, the database can be downloaded using either the Link-Send or
Link-Update commands. The former will send the entire database, whether or not individual
objects within the file have changed. The latter will only send changes, and will typically take
a much shorter period of time to complete. The Update command is typically the only one
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