Worthdata Inc B5001 User Manual

 

3

Base station. If the extension cable appears to be the culprit, check 
to be sure that Transmit lines are connected to Receive lines.  

A virtual COM port (VCP) driver is available for Linux, Mac OSX, 
Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server and Vista.  All 3 versions are supplied on 
the Utility CD and the latest version can be downloaded from: 

 

https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrive
rs.aspx

 

Install the driver before plugging the Base into the Host Computer. 

When you plug in the USB cable a virtual COM Port will be created. 

 

After connecting the Base station to your serial port, you need to configure 
the serial settings on the Base station to match those required by your 
software.  The default settings are: 

9600 baud 

No parity 

8 data bits 

1 stop bit 

“None” protocol setting 

You may want to increase the baud rate for performance. If you want to 
change any or all of these settings, see Chapter 2 for details on configuring 
the Base station using the 700 RF Base Station Serial Configuration 
Utility. 

To determine what channel your Base station is set to, plug in the power 
supply and watch the LED light on the front of the Base station.  The LED 
will blink “the channel + 3” times.   

For example, the default channel is 0.  On power up, the LED on a Base 
station set to channel 0 would blink 3 times.  A Base station set to channel 5 
would blink 8 times. 

If this is the only Base station operating, leave the channel at 0.  If you have 
other Base stations in the area and need to change the channel, see 
Appendix A; Channel and Jumper Changes for details on how to open the 
Base station and set the rotary switch inside to the desired channel.