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User Manual for the GSC400 Programmer and PC Interface
Table of Contents
1PC INTERFACE SETUP................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN..................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 SOFTWARE /HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................. 5
1.3 INSTALLING THE GSC400 PC INTERFACE................................................................................. 5
1.4 SETTING UP THE GSC400 PROGRAMMER................................................................................. 8
1.5 DETERMINING THE USB COM PORT ........................................................................................12
1.5.1 Windows XP.........................................................................................................................12
1.5.2 Windows Vista and Windows 7.........................................................................................14
1.6 CHANGING THE USB COM PORT .............................................................................................16
1.7 SETTING UP THE GSC400 PC INTERFACE ...............................................................................19
2GSC400 PC INTERFACE OPERATION.......................................................................................21
2.1 THE SLIDER CONTROL...............................................................................................................21
2.2 MONITORING OF GSC400 PARAMETERS..................................................................................21
3SENDER TABLE CONFIGURATION UTILITY............................................................................23
3.1 PREMADE SENDER TABLES .......................................................................................................24
3.2 OPENING THE UTILITY................................................................................................................25
3.3 UTILITY MAIN WINDOW ..............................................................................................................25
3.4 STORING SENDER TABLES TO THE GSC400............................................................................28
3.4.1 Before Storing......................................................................................................................28
3.4.2 Storing Sender Tables........................................................................................................30
3.5 CREATING A SENDER TABLE......................................................................................................31
3.5.1 Converting Voltage to Resistance....................................................................................31
3.5.1.1 Analog (Resistive) Senders ................................................................................................... 31
3.5.1.2 Digital Senders ........................................................................................................................ 31
3.5.2 Using the Create Sender Table Feature..........................................................................32
3.6 READING SENDER TABLES FROM THE GSC400.......................................................................34
4LOADING FIRMWARE TO THE GSC400....................................................................................35
4.1 SETTING UP THE GSC400 PROGRAMMER................................................................................35
4.2 USING THE GSC400 PROGRAMMER UTILITY............................................................................35
5TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................................38
5.1 GENERAL....................................................................................................................................38
5.2 TROUBLESHOOTING PROGRAMMING ISSUES.............................................................................38
5.3 TROUBLESHOOTING INSTALLATION PROBLEMS.........................................................................38
5.3.1 Installing the USB Drivers Manually.................................................................................39
5.3.2 Displaying the Found New Hardware Wizard.................................................................41
5.3.3 Correcting Problems with Other USB Devices ...............................................................43
