Omega Engineering #M3350/0101 Manual Do Utilizador

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1. Introduction
1.1 Features
1.1.1  Transforms a PC into an Operator Station
The CN8-SW software makes it easy for operators to use a personal computer to monitor
networked Omega controllers.  Linked to the controllers by an RS-485 network, the PC
can be used to read process values, change setpoints and other parameters, change
controller mode, and monitor for alarms.
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  CN8-SW is also ideal for quickly configuring a
single controller in a lab or service department, using an RS-232 link.
The CN8-SW application can communicate with any Omega controller that supports the
Omega Plus Protocol or the original Omega Protocol.  All the configuration parameter
values stored in non-volatile memory in a controller that supports Omega Plus Protocol
can be saved to the PC for backup, and loaded to the same or different controllers.
                                                       
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 Up to 32 controllers can be included on an RS-485 network without using a network repeater device.
The CN8-SW software can address up to 254 controllers.