Setting up the Communication
In order to establish the connection with the target device, make sure the physical link is up (all the cables are plugged in, the network is properly configured, and so on).
- Click Settings in the On-line>Set up communication… menu of the GF_ProjectVX code main window. This causes the following dialog box to appear. The elements in the list of communication protocols you can select from depend on the setup executable(s) you have run on your PC (refer to your hardware provider if a protocol you expect to appear in the list is missing).
- Choose the appropriate protocol and make it the active protocol by clicking on the activate button
- Now, by clicking on the Properties button, you can fill in all the protocol-specif- ic settings (for example, the target address and baudrate or the communication timeout – that is how long GF_ProjectVX code must wait for an answer from the target before displaying a communication error message).
- Apply the changes you made to the communication settings by pressing the OK but- ton; otherwise, if you press the Cancel button, all changes will be undone.