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THelpTopic/  RA1216 Setup Program
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9Welcome to the RA1216 setup program.  This program will help guide you through the process of setting up your RA1216. The ≡ menu is accessed by pressing Alt-'='.  All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "Options" menu is pulled down by Alt-O. )
Press ESC to put this help screen away. ][
THelpTopic%  ≡ (System) Menu
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sWhen you pull down the ≡ menu, you will see a list of options detailing information specific to the setup program. ][
THelpTopic  ≡ │About
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åWhen you choose the About option from the ≡ menu, a dialog box appears showing the setup program's copyright and version information. 
To view the help index: ! ■ Press Enter, or
 ■ Click Help

To close the dialog box: # ■ Press ESC, or
 ■ Click Continue
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THelpTopic  ≡ │Credits
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╣When you select the Credits option under the ≡ menu, a dialog box appears presenting the program author's name and listing any specific tools that were used to write the setup program. 
To close the dialog box:  ■ Press ESC, or
 ■ Click Ok
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THelpTopic  Help Menu
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WThis command brings up the Help menu, which provides access to the online help system. a
Online helps comes up in a special Help window. The text in the Help Window is a "help screen". ][
THelpTopic  Help│Help
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«The Help option of the Help menu will present you with an index of important help topics which will help you learn about how to use this setup program. These topics include: ┬
      How things are set up
      How to get around with the keyboard
      How to get around with a mouse
      Using controls
      How to use this program
      How to get technical support
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THelpTopicI  Help│How to get Technical Support
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dThis menu selection will present you with the details about contacting technical support personnel. ][
THelpTopic  Options Menu
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≤The Options menu will present you with the configuration options that you may choose to set for your particular I/O card. Please step through each of the options which pertain to your card to insure that your card is configured as you desire. ][
THelpTopic3  Options │ Base Address
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ÿThe Base Address command under the Options menu will guide you through the process of selecting an appropriate I/O port base address for your I/O card. ][
THelpTopic-  Options │ IRQ Level
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gThis allows you to change the interrupt level of your communication card. The possible values are 2-7. ][
THelpTopic(  Options │ Wait
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THelpTopic#  Options │ Exit
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HThe Exit command terminates the application and returns control to DOS. ][
THelpTopic3  Base Address Selection
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ΩIn order for communication to be established between your I/O card and its host computer, the I/O card must be assigned a base I/O port address. The setup program scans your system to determine which port addresses are currently available, and it presents you with a list of I/O ports and their availablity status. Scroll through this list using the arrow keys or mouse and select an available address, then configure your card's address switch to match the switch settings in the diagram. ][
THelpTopic9  Interrupt Level Selection
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6Use this to set the IRQ for your communications card. ][
THelpTopic9  Wait State Selection
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THelpTopic'  ┌────────┐
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If you select this button, the selections that you've made in the dialog box are recorded by the setup program. H
If this is the default button, you need only press Enter to choose it. ][
THelpTopic-  ┌──────────┐
  │ [Cancel] │
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If you select this button, nothing changes and no action occurs but the dialog box is closed. g
ESC is always the keyboard shortcut for the Cancel button, even if the Cancle button does not appear. ][
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THelpTopic1  Options │ Pod Address
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àThis dialog allows you to select the address that the pod will respond to.  There are two modes that the pod can be placed in: addressed and non-addressed mode.  In addressed mode (01 - FF), the pod will respond to the number which it is set at.  In non-addressed (00) mode, the pod will respond to anything sent over the serial line.  This is useful when only one pod is on a serial net. ü
If the pod has not been located yet, this dialog will automatically scan all the addresses at the currently selected baud rate. ][
THelpTopic5  Options │ Pod Baud Rate
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UThis dialog allows you to configure the baud rate for communicating with the RA1216. ~
If the pod has not been located yet, this dialog will attempt to locate the RA1216 using the currently selected Pod Address. ][
THelpTopic;  Options │ Serial Isolation
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╓This dialog allows you to configure the board for serial opto-isolation. When enabled, communication is slower and requires more connections, but keeps the RA1216 safe from power surges on the communication lines. ][
THelpTopic/  Options │ DAC Offset
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αSetting this jumper in the OFST position enables the pod to accept the DAC offset that is part of the axx0yyy and plnn=xx0yyy commands, with 0yyy being the offset. Placing the jumper in the GND position disables the offset. ][
THelpTopic-  Options │ COM Setup
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CThis submenu allows the configuration of your communications card. ][
THelpTopic1  Options │ Card Setup
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6This submenu allows the configuration of your RA1216. ][
THelpTopic=  Options │ Pod Autodetection
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ªThis dialog attempts to locate the RA1216 at the currently selected settings for the communications card.  Every combination of baud rate and pod address are tested. ][
THelpTopic;  Options │ A/D Calibration
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êThis menu item allows you to calibrate the A/D ranges for the card. Also included are the calibration for the Offset DAC and Reference. ][
THelpTopic=  Options │ DAC 0 Calibration
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LThis menu item allows you to calibrate the 0-5V and 0-10V ranges for DAC 0. ][
THelpTopic=  Options │ DAC 1 Calibration
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LThis menu item allows you to calibrate the 0-5V and 0-10V ranges for DAC 1. ][
THelpTopic=  Options │ DAC 2 Calibration
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LThis menu item allows you to calibrate the 0-5V and 0-10V ranges for DAC 2. ][
THelpTopic<  Card Setup │ Calibrate
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⌠This dialog allows the calibration of the RA1216. The zero and span calibration values that are calculated are then stored in the on-board, non-volatile EEPROM for later use. A sample program is supplied to demonstrate how to use these values. ][
THelpTopicD  Card Setup │ MUX Compatibility
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XThis dialog places firmware on the pod that makes it capable of using sub-multiplexers. ][
THelpTopicA  Card Setup │ Digital Output
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^This dialog places firmware on the pod that makes it utilize port one of the digital outputs. ][
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