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5. EASI-V SOFTWARE 103
Select the required configuration and, click OK. Then, again from the Terminal menu select
Connect to start communications. Every time Connect is issued the communications link is
tested to establish it is working correctly and the message box ‘Testing communications
integrity’ is flashed on the screen, followed by ‘Now on-line to controller’ if the Connect is
successfully made. If the link fails, refer to the Troubleshooting Section. Note: The baud
rate selected must agree with the drive’s hardware selected value.
You are now ready to start creating and editing program (.prg) files to control the operation of
a connected drive. A number of example files are included within the Easi-V installation
package to give you a start with drive programming.
Configure Terminal Buttons
The Terminal menu has a ‘Configure terminal buttons F2’ command which generates the
window shown in Figure 5-5.
Figure 5-5. Configure Terminal Buttons Window
Defines the function of the buttons at the base of the Terminal window and assigns a
keyboard shortcut to each button, depending upon where it appears in the list order. This
facility enables a group of commonly used commands to be sent to a drive(s) by clicking a
single button in the Terminal window or pressing a Shift/Function key combination from the
keyboard.