Network Monitor
See Fig. 8 in the "Screens" section at the end of the document.
This screen is used to display the status of the network, indicating graphically which devices are connected for each address. The
meaning of the symbols is the following:
pCO controller active in the network;
Any type of terminal active in the network;
Current terminal;
device not connected.
If activity is detected on the network, the message "Online" is displayed.
To exit the screen press the
pCO: Assigning the list of private and shared terminals
The list of terminals associated with each individual pCO board can be modifi ed from the "Network Confi guration" menu, as
follows:
1. select the address of the required board using the
that are effectively on-line can be selected) and confi rm by pressing
or no pCO board is present, the fi eld is not modifi able, and "
2. Press the "Setup" button: the screens will be displayed in sequence, see Fig. 9 in the "Screens" section at the end of the
document:
3. now the
(enter) button is used to move the cursor from one fi eld to the next, and
the current fi eld. The P:xx fi eld shows the address of the selected board (in the example, board number 12 has been selected);
4. to exit the confi guration procedure and save the data, select the "OK ?" fi eld, set "Yes" and confi rm by pressing
Alternatively, if the terminal remains inactive (no button is pressed) for more than 30 s, the confi guration procedure
is automatically ended without saving the changes.
Important:
the pGD terminals cannot be confi gured as "Sp" (shared printer) as the printer output is not featured. Selecting this
mode has no effect on the management of printed messages sent via pLAN.
"General Options" menu
See Fig. 10 in the "Screens" section at the end of the document.
The following options are possible:
• Beep Volume: Used to set the volume associated to the the buttons and the touchscreen pressing. The possible values are "off",
"low", "high". Default: high. This parameter has no effect on the alarm signal, which is activated or deactivated by the pCO;
• Beep On: Used to set when the "Beep" sounds. The possible values are: "active items" (associates a sound with the active area
of the display), "screen" (associates a sound with any point on the touchscreen) and "screen & keys" (associates a sound with
both the touchscreen and the keypad). Default: "screen & keys";
• Download Bar: activates ("yes") or deactivates ("no") the display of the status bar that indicates the progress of the page.
Default: "yes";
• Clear Cache Memory: deletes the cache memory used to accelerate the display of the screens. This function may be useful if
there are errors in the graphics. Pressing the button displays a window that prompts for confi rmation. Press "yes" to
confi rm the operation or "no" to abort it;
• Display Firmware Update: starts the pGD fi rmware update procedure, as described in the next paragraph.
Esc
button.
(up) / (down) buttons in the "Setup I/O Board" fi eld (only the boards
(enter). If the pLAN network is not working correctly,
--
" (two dashes) will be displayed;
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(up) / (down) change the value of
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(enter).