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Section 19.1.3 · Chapter 19: Using Tools

Starting/Ending Transparent Communication

■ Start Transparent Communication
To start transparent communication, you can do one of the following:
1. Click the button in the Set Transparent Communication dialog
2. Click Tools to bring up the Tools sub-menu from the menu bar. Then, click Start Transparent Communication in the Tools sub-menu.

If communication is successfully established, the target panel will display the following dialog, and then you can control and acquire the device data with the PC.

■ End Transparent Communication
To end transparent communication, you can do one of the following:
1. Click the button in the Set Transparent Communication dialog in the software.
2. Click Tools to bring up the Tools sub-menu in the menu bar. Then, click End Transparent Communication in the Tools sub-menu.
3. Click the End button on the dialog that is shown on the target panel

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Source.Section 19.1.3 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.