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Themenuoption‘GlobalStatefield’canalsobeusedtogiveanoverviewofconnecteddevices.

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9.3 VIARS232:FLOWFIX

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‘Off‐line’viatheRS232communicationportbymeansofaspecialtoolingprogram,calledFlowFix.FlowFixisatoolfor

multi‐businstrumentswhichcanbeusedforallfieldbussesenablingtheuserto:

 Changestationaddress/MAC‐ID

 Readandevt.changebaudrate(dependson

fieldbussystem)

 MakeaservicelogfiletobesendtoBronkhorstincaseoftrouble

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ConnectyourBronkhorstmeter/controllerDeviceNetslaveinstrumenttoafreeCOM‐portusingthespecialcablewith

ononesideaT‐partwithmaleandfemalesub‐D9connectorsandon

theothersideafemalesub‐D9connector.The

singlesub‐D9connectorshouldbeconnectedtoyourCOM‐portandthefemalesub‐D9oftheT‐parttothemalesub‐

D9oftheinstrument.Standardcablesareapprox.3meters.Maximumlengthbetween

PCandinstrumentallowedis

approx.10meters.

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Start‐up FlowFix.exeandselectCOM‐port.Thentheconfigurationscreenwillappear.

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EnterMAC‐IDandBaudrateandpress[OK].

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Re‐address action can be checked using the option ‘Live list’ or ‘Global State Field’. This gives an overview of all

mastersandslavesconnectedtoa

DeviceNetsegment(seeexampleinpreviousparagraph).

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