RS232 control of the MVD chillers




For chillers #2 and #4:

  • Go to the PC in the 1008 Rack Room. There is a terminal where it says 'HV OPC' in this (old - 2001) drawing:
  • Choose channel 4 on the 'Raritan KVM switch port, on the lower right. This connects the screen to phoncs8, which is the PC where OPC-A runs, among other things.
  • Go to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Communications -> Hyperterminal.
  • MVD-com25.ht is chiller 2, and MVD-com27 is chiller 4.
  • to disconnect, simply close the window.
  • (contact: Steve Boose)


For chiller #3:

This port got connected to a terminal server in the IR.

  • Go to any terminal, log in on phoncs0, and type:
    ts mvdchiller3. This opens a terminal window to the chiller.
  • Type in UPPER CASE. This one is picky.
  • to disconnect, type <CTRL>], and quit telnet.
  • (contact: John Haggerty)


For chiller #1:

This chiller has a broken rs232 port. It is connected to the PC, with MVD-com24, but does not respond.

1008 rack room




The location of chillers 1-4 is defined in the figure on the right: chiller locations in the hall
Some commands are:

Command action
POLL get chiller's attention
SP? query the current temperature set point
SP=18 set setpoint to 18°




Last update 12 December 2002 - HvH
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