Capturing Force Control
Diagnostics Page
Follow the steps below to capture the Force Control Diag-
nostics Page as a ‘memo’ in the Palm computer. This
enables viewing the page or downloading (Palm ‘HotSync’)
to your PC.
1Cycle the Clamp through a CLAMP/HOIST cycle,
leave truck running. (current settings will be stored in
Diagnostics Menu in controller).
2Connect the Palm to the system controller pigtail using
the Cascade adapter cable.
3Turn the Palm On and tap the ‘Home’ icon to see the
Cascade page with
ptelnet
communications applica-
tion (‘computer screen’ icon).
4Tap ptelnet, and tap On button on menu bar that
appears across bottom of screen (‘On’ button highlights,
blinking cursor appears):
5Tap the ‘scroll down’ icon located at the lower LH side
of the Palm character screen to bring up the ‘Options/
Edit’ menu shown opposite above.
6Tap ‘log’ and check ‘Active’ and ‘Log Header’ (oppo-
site), tap OK.
7Cycle the truck key ON/OFF, then ON. Palm screen
may show words ‘arm movement’.
8Press the Enter key (‘Note Pad squiggly line’ key on RH
side of Palm) and look for the words ‘arm movement’
9Press the Enter key again which brings up the Force
Control main menu. Select units, then select menu 3 -
Diagnostics Page (bottom right).
10 Tap the ‘scroll down’ icon to bring up the ‘Options/
Edit’ menu again (top right).
11 Tap ‘log’ again, uncheck ‘Active’ and ‘Log header’,
check ‘Hex dump’ (opposite). Tap OK. Turn
ptelnet
OFF by unhighlighting ‘On’ at bottom of screen:
12 Tap the ‘Home’ icon, locate and tap the ‘Memo Pad’
icon, which brings up the captured Diagnostics Page
(opposite) as the first new ‘memo’.
You can now view the Diagnostics Page on the Palm by
scrolling, or you can download (‘HotSync’) the page to
your PC. NOTE: PC must have Palm application
software to download the memo.
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Scroll
Down
Icon
On-Off
Home (All
Applications)
Icon
Options
menu
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Log options
Ctl Esc Kbd VT Macros
□
Active
□
Log header
□
Hex dump
OK Cancel
On
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❏Switch 1 Closed
❏Switch 2 Open
■Load Weight 2000 lbs.
❏Calculated Clamp Force 4000 lbs.
■Measured Clamp Pressure 1400 psi
■Calculated Clamp Pressure 1400 psi
■Clamp Force/Weight Ratio 14
❏Pulsewidth 2800
❏Hoist Pressure 800 psi
❏Calibrated Load Pressure 800 psi
❏Calibrated Attachment Pressure 800 psi
❏Trimpot 50
❏Measured Pressures 1,1,2,1
❏EEprom values 1,1,1,1,7,208,14,12,10
❏EEprom values 10,240,175,3,132,3,32
❏EEprom values 0,245,1,2,14,144,1,252
❏EEprom values 12,128,3,232,10,240,4,176
Enter
(‘Note Pad’ Key)
Log options
Ctl Esc Kbd VT Macros
□
Active
□
Log header
□
Hex dump
Cancel
On
OK
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