Managing Devices

This section will show you how to add new devices

and how to remove existing devices from your project.

 

Adding devices manually

Use the "Add Device" button on the user interface to get to the following dialog:

Please choose the type of the device (currently supported are: Tempcontrol 37-2 digital, CTI-Controller 3700 digital and CO2-Controller ) and press "Ok".

Then you must choose the COM Port on which your device is connected to. The address indicates a number from 1 up to 999 which represents the internal ID of your device. Click on the "Ok" button to add this device to your device list on the main screen. The factory setup ID is automatically filled into the address field.

Factory setup of internal addresses (ID):

Tempcontrol 37-2 digital

003

CTI-Controller 3700 digital

002

CO2-Controller

004

See the FAQ for information about how to display and change the internal address.

 

Adding devices by scanning for new ones

Simply click the "Scan for Devices" button which brings up the following dialog:

Select the device type you want to scan for. You must perform the scan for each device type separately. Currently it is only possible to scan a COM-port and ID range for a specific device.

You can set up the range in which the program will search new devices by clicking in the listboxes. The time needed for scanning depends on the number of ports / addresses. This example would take about 10 seconds to complete the scan. After the scan you get a message box which shows you the number of found devices which will then be added to your device list on the main screen. This procedure allows an easy an quick setup of the device list after starting the program or a new project.

 

Removing devices

A device can be removed by clicking the "X" on the top right corner of the device box:

All previously recorded data for this device will be lost!