
M5000 Portable Data Terminal American Microsystems, Ltd.
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How to Collect Your Data
1. In the Main Menu, select Input, and select the program that you downloaded.
2. Select *New File*, and
input a filename. (You are now in data collection mode.)
3. When finished with data collection, press exit; you are prompted with a confirmation message,
Exit Data Entry, Are You Sure? (No). You can either press Y or toggle with the arrow key to
select yes.
4. Press Y or press enter at Save Data File (Yes)? This action returns you to the Select Program
menu, press exit to access Main Menu.
How to Upload Your Collected Data
We assume that the serial cable is connected to an available, functioning com port and all default
communication parameters (xmodem, 9600, N, 8, 1) are used. If a timeout error occurs during this
process, you will need to repeat all the steps to upload collected ASCII data. (Refer to Transmitting
Files Using the M5000 PDT for details on ASCII files.)
1. Using the M5000 Programmer software on your PC choose Communications, then
Receive File.
2. Enter a filename (.TXT) to receive and select Save. This action takes you to the Receive File
dialog where you select Receive; Status Shows Waiting.
Note: If Error Opening Com Port appears on the screen, click ok. Then select Communications,
Setup and change the serial port to the available port you are using. (Default is Com1.)
3. In the Main Menu
on the
M5000 PDT, choose Communications, and
select
Send, Data Files.
Status shows:
Sending (data file name)
100% complete
Transmit complete
Press any key
The M5000 Programmer status box displays Completed when a file is successfully received.
Note: You can view the file with a text editor or word processor.
4. Once your file is successfully transmitted and a key is pressed you are prompted by a
confirmation message, Erase Uploaded Data Files? (No), if desired, press Y or toggle the arrow
key to select yes. When yes is chosen, the M5000 PDT verifies your selection and returns you to
the Communication Select menu. Press exit to return to the Main Menu.
Connecting to Your Host Computer
The M5000 Portable Data Terminal can be connected to your host computer with the M5100
Keyboard Wedge (optional accessory), RS-232 serial or a Hayes compatible modem.
The M5100 Keyboard Wedge configuration integrates a specialized decoder between the host
computer and the M5000 PDT allowing you to transmit data directly to your computer via the
keyboard interface port.
The RS-232 serial configuration utilizes communications software to a) transfer data directly into
your application as keyboard data using Softcom, b) transfer data and programs back and forth
between your host computer and the M5000 PDT using the M5000 Programmer software.
The M5000 Portable Data Terminal supports xmodem protocol and can be connected to a Hayes
compatible modem through the RS-232 serial port.
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