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<h2><font face="Arial">WhiteOak Controls Setup and Monitoring Software</font></h2>
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    <p><a href="#Overview"><font face="Arial">Overview</font></a></p>
    <p><font face="Arial"><a href="#Port">Port Selection</a></font></p>
    <p><a href="#Menu"><font face="Arial">Menu Operations</font></a><font face="Arial"></font></p>
    <p><a href="#File"><font face="Arial">File Operations</font></a><font face="Arial"></font></p>
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<h2><font face="Arial"><a name="Overview"></a>Overview</font></h2>
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    <p><font face="Arial">The following is a screen shot of the main WhiteOak Controls Setup and Monitoring Software form:</font></p>
    <p><img src="SAM full 4.0.jpg" width="267" height="537" border="0"></p>
    <p><font face="Arial">The form is divided into three functional areas:</font></p>
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        <li><font face="Arial">The top area is the information and communications section. The following options are available:</font></li>
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            <li><font face="Arial"><img src="help.gif" width="22" height="22" border="0"> button&nbsp;brings up the help screen. &nbsp;</font></li>
            <li><font face="Arial"><img src="info.gif" width="22" height="22" border="0">&nbsp;button opens the about screen and accesses registration information. &nbsp;</font></li>
            <li><font face="Arial">The drop-down is used to select the port to which the controller is attached.</font></li>
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        <li><font face="Arial">The middle area is the interactive menu section. This is used to scroll through the parameter menus and adjust the settings.</font></li>
        <li><font face="Arial">The bottom area is the file operations section. Here the full parameter set can be read from the controller or from a file and written to a controller or saved to a file.</font></li>
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<h2><font face="Arial"><a name="Port"></a>Port Selection</font></h2>
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    <p><font face="Arial">In order to setup and/or monitor a WhiteOak Controls device, the correct communication port must be selected. The drop-down box in the upper right corner is used to select the port. After clicking on the box, the software will begin to scan all available ports looking for WhiteOak devices. The box will be updated with the port names as they are being scanned. Depending on the number of ports and devices found, this may take several seconds.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Arial">A list of available ports and devices will be presented after&nbsp;all ports have been scanned. If a WhiteOak device was found on a given port it will be indicated in the list. For example, one&nbsp;item in the list might be &quot;MVP on COM1&quot;. Click on a device or port name to select that port. If an item in the list shows &quot;Is In Use&quot; after the port name then the port is currently being used by another program and cannot be selected.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Arial"><b>Note: &nbsp;The WhiteOak Controls device must be powered up and connected before selecting the port in order for the device to be recognized.</b></font></p>
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<h2><font face="Arial"><a name="Menu"></a>Menu Operations</font></h2>
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    <p><font face="Arial">The interactive menu offers a simple and convenient way to access, monitor and adjust the parameters within the controller. Four buttons are used to scroll through and adjust the settings. The display area shows the individual parameters along with their real-time values. To access a paramter use the up or down arrow to scroll through the menu items. Typically, the first line of the display will give a name or description of the parameter. &nbsp;The second line usually shows the current setting. Some parameters will also show a second numerical value in square brackets. This value represents the current value of the input or output associated with the given parameter.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Arial">To adjust a parameter, click on the unlock button. The second line of the display will then show an '*' at the beginning indicating that it is in edit mode. Now the parameter can be adjusted using the up and down buttons. Once the desired setting is reached click on the lock button to save the setting in the controller and return to the parameter scrolling mode.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Arial">In addition to the buttons, each function can be accessed with a shortcut key. The keys are: '+' for Up, '-' for down, '*' for unlock and '/' for lock. The shortcut keys will repeat if held down which is convenient for large changes.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Arial"><b>All changes are applied as they are made and are saved in the controller once the lock button is clicked. No other action is needed to save the settings in the controller.</b></font></p>
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<h2><font face="Arial"><a name="File"></a>File Operations</font></h2>
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    <p><font face="Arial">File operations are controlled through the lower section of the form. The Settings List is filled either by reading the settings from the attached controller or by opening a parameter file. Once the Settings List has been filled it can then be written to a controller or saved to a file. The Settings List can also be printed.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Arial"><b>The Settings List is static data and is only changed by a Read or an Open command. The data in the list does not change as parameters change or are adjusted. After adjustments are made, a <u>Read</u> command must be executed to update the Settings List.</b></font></p>
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