Vaisala WMT700 - Manual (Page 148)

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Operating WMT700 with Terminal Program
To operate WMT700 through a serial connection, the following
prerequisites are needed:
- PC with a serial port.
- Required cables for serial connection. For more information,
see section Before You Start on page 94.
- Any terminal program, such as Tera Term or Windows
®
HyperTerminal.
To switch on WMT700 in measurement mode using Windows
®
HyperTerminal:
1. Connect a cable between your terminal computer, power
supply, and WMT700.
2. Open the Windows
®
HyperTerminal program.
3. Cancel the new connection.
4. From the File menu, click Properties.
5. Select the correct COM port and click Configure.
6. Set the communication parameters according to the
configured port settings of WMT700. The default values for
WMT700 are:
- Bits per second: 9600
- Data bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop bits: 1
- Flow control: None
For the correct settings for SDI-12 profile, see section SDI-
12 on page 165.
7. Click Apply and OK.
8. On the Settings tab, click ASCII setup. Select ASCII
sending - Send line ends with line feed (optional). Click
OK and close the New Connection Properties window.
9. On the View menu, click Font. In the Font list, select
Terminal.
10. From the Call menu, click Call. Enter a name and select an
icon for the connection. Click OK.
11. Switch the sensor power supply on.
The following information is displayed:
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