Model 735 Intelligent Display User's Manual - Paroscientific, Inc.

5 Remote Operation5.1 Local vs. RS-232 OperationThe Model 735/745 can be operated either as a stand-alone unit, or as partof a computer-based data acquisition system via its RS-232communications port.Virtually all of the functionality of the Model 735/745 is available via theRS-232 port. Some of the unit’s more specialized features can only beconfigured via the RS-232 port.No special configuration is required to access the Model 735/745 via theRS-232 port. Simply connect its industry-standard RS-232 port to theRS-232 port of your host device, set your host device to the proper baudrate and serial protocol, and you are ready to communicate with theModel 735/745.The Model 735/745 RS-232 port is directly compatible with that of thePC. Any standard male to female 9-pin serial cable can be used to makethe necessary connections. A serial cable (Paroscientific PN 6409-003) issupplied with your Model 735/745.WARNING Do not attempt to simultaneously access the Model 735/745through the RS-232 port and the configuration menu. Doing so maycause serial commands or configuration menu selections to be ignored.5.2 Digiquartz® SoftwareParoscientific provides several software programs that simplify commonmeasurement and configuration tasks. These programs can be found onthe Digiquartz® CD Library, which is provided with the Model 735/745.The latest versions of these and other software programs are alsoavailable at the Paroscientific web site, at www.paroscientific.com.5.2.1 Digiquartz® Interactive 2.0 (DQI 2.0)Digiquartz ® Interactive 2.0 is a Windows program that makes it easy tocommunicate with and configure DIGIQUARTZ® Intelligent devices.We encourage you to install DQI 2.0 and use it to verify proper deviceREMOTE OPERATION 5-1