Calculated Industries 6215 User Manual

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CALE

M

ASTER

USER’S

GUIDE

®

II

PC I

NTERFACE SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION and USER’S GUIDE

User’s Guide — 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................2

CONNECTING THE SCALE MASTER II TO YOUR PC.......................3

INSTALLING THE PC INTERFACE SOFTWARE .................................4

Windows (9x/NT/2000/ME/XP) Installation........................................4

Windows 3.1 Installation..................................................................10

DOS Installation...............................................................................10

SENDING V ALUES T O Y OUR SPREADSHEET

APPLICATION PROGRAM .................................................................13

Sending Areas or Volumes ..............................................................15

Sending Counts ...............................................................................17

Sending Values Stored in Memory ..................................................17

EXITING AND REACTIVATING THE PROGRAM...............................18

Exiting SM2 CONNECT Interface Program.....................................18

Reactivating SM2 CONNECT Interface Program............................18

PC INTERFACE COMMANDS ............................................................19

TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................................20

HYPERTERMINAL ..............................................................................22

LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY................................................24

LEGAL NOTES....................................................................................27

LOOKING FOR NEW IDEAS ..............................................................27

2 — Scale Master®II – PC Interface

INTRODUCTION

The

Scale Master®II

PC Interface Kit lets you transfer values from

your

Scale Master II (SMII)

digital plan measuring system directly to
your favorite application program (e.g., Excel spreadsheet or
estimating software). This saves you time while reducing costly
estimating errors!

KIT INCLUDES: interface cable, USB adapter and software

REQUIREMENTS:

• PC or compatible with CD-ROM drive

• DOS, Windows 3.1/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP

• One 9-pin serial port or USB port

• Windows: 1.6MB RAM for installation;
40K for software operation

• DOS: 170K RAM for installation;
2K for software operation

User’s Guide — 3

CONNECTING THE

SCALE MASTER II

TO YOUR PC

Follow the instructions below to connect your

Scale Master II (SMII)

Digital Plan Measuring System to your PC:

1. If using the serial port turn your computer off. If using the USB port
go to 1b.

1a. Serial Port — Plug the 9-pin side of the black interface cable

(included in your kit) into the serial port on the back of your
computer’s hard drive. Tighten the screws. If necessary, attach
an adapter.* Turn your computer on.

1b. USB Port — Plug the USB adapter into the USB port on your

computer. Make sure the other end of the USB adapter cable is
attached to the 9-pin serial interface cable.**

2. Plug the other end of the serial interface cable into the

Scale Master

II

and switch the

SMII

on (the On/Off switch is located above the

cable). If the

SMII

display does not show zero (0), press the red

[RESET] key to clear the display.

3. Proceed to page 4, “Installing the PC Interface Software,” to install
the PC Interface program.

* Serial ports are either 9-pin or 25-pin. The SMII requires a 9-pin port

on your PC. If your computer has a 25-pin port, you must use a
serial port adapter (available at most stores carrying computer
products).

** USB Connection is not supported by DOS, Windows 3.X, or

Windows 95.

Cable Length

The interface cable measures 10 feet (3.0 meters). You may attach a
standard serial cable to lengthen the connection, if desired.

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INSTALLING THE PC INTERFACE
SOFTWARE

The next step is installing the PC Interface software program to your
computer’s hard drive. Please follow the instructions below for Windows
9x/NT/2000/ME/XP, or the instructions beginning on page 10 for
Windows 3.1 or DOS.

Windows (9x/NT/2000/ME/XP) Installation

1. Insert the compact disc (included in your kit) into your PC’s CD­ROM drive.

2. If your CD Drive is configured for Autostart, you will see the startup
menu. If this is the case, skip to Step 4.

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User’s Guide — 5

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3. If your CD Drive does not Autostart, select Run from the Start menu
and click Browse. Select your CD Drive within the “Look in:” box.
Double-click on the launch.exe icon. Click OK.

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4. Click the “Install SM2 PC Interface Software” button on the Startup
menu. Asmall menu will pop up which says, “This will install SM2
Connect. Do you wish to continue?” Click Yes. The program will self-
extract.

5. An installation menu

(InstallShield Wizard)

will appear. You are
ready to begin installation to your computer’s hard drive. Click on
the Next button to begin. Follow the instructions and continue
selecting Next until installation is complete.

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User’s Guide — 7

6. When installation is complete, the final menu will prompt you to
finish the setup. Check “Yes, Launch the program file”, then click
“Finish” in order to complete the installation process and start the
SM2 Interface program. Some computers may request to be
restarted at this time.

NOTE:

If you do not launch the program file at this time, you can
start the program later by double-clicking the SM2 Connect icon on
your Desktop.

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7. The SM2 Connect Configuration Menu will be displayed.
7a. If you are using the serial port connection, and no changes

need to be made to the defaults, then click OK to start the SM2
interface program.

7b. If you are using the USB adapter, select “USB” from the

Connection Menu, and check the AutoDetect USB checkbox. If
no changes need to be made to the defaults, then click OK to
start the SM2 interface program.

NOTE:

To make changes to the Configuration Menu defaults, please

refer to the section entitled “About the Configuration Menu” on page

11.
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