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1. Figure 2 7 Installation complete screen Installation Is Now Complete Return to Main Menu O EXIT _ Proceed to METACONF by selecting EXIT with the left mouse key PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation Runtime Only Systems Installing PC 30 The installation screen in a Runtime only system is slightly dif ferent than full PC 30 systems as shown in Figure 2 8 Install Configurator a i Install Product Abort Installation PC 30 Install the Runtime System Version 5 00 Source Path A Destination Drive C Destination Path PC30 c e 5 a N Install Runtime az Utilities Toggle Help System Figure 2 8 Installation Setup screen for Runtime only systems The Utilities Selection menu also differs slightly from the full PC 30 system as shown in Figure 2 9 To use these menus fol low the same procedure as for the full PC 30 system software installation Refer to the section Installing the Software for more information Autocad Utility NO Sample Strategy NO Key Macros NO Printer Drivers NO OK ENTER Figure 2 9 Utility Installation menu for Runtime only systems PC 30 User s Manual Utility Installation Menu Alarm Cache Option NO Runtime Mouse NO Key Help NO System Tools NO CANCEL ESC 2 17 METACONF Installation 2 6 METACONF 2 18 METACONF sets up certain PC 30 op2. Symbol Libraries Printer drivers and are standard PC 30 Options Autocad File Conversion PC 30 graphics files can be interchanged with AutoCAD via the DXF file format Graphics created in AutoCAD can be used in PC 30 by invoking the DXFTOGRP utility For example to create the file DRUM GRP from the Auto CAD file DRUM DXF type dxftogrp drum The re sulting GRP file can be loaded into the PC 30 Display Builder Likewise graphics created in PC 30 can be used in Auto CAD by invoking the GRPTODXF utility For example to create the file DRUM DXF from the display file DRUM GRP type grptodxf drum The resulting DXF file can be loaded into AutoCAD via the DXF command DXFIN Sample Strategy You can use the strategy DRUM for testing and educa tional purposes This strategy is provided for you com plete with interactive displays To see the strategy in op eration type runtime drum druml at the prompt The screen shown in Figure 2 14 displays PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation PC 30 Utilities TEST DISPLAY LIC FIC DRUM LEVEL MEAS SET OUT MEAS SET OUT c e 5 T N Figure 2 14 Drum example Runtime screen DRUM 1 The dynamic display changes as the parameters change accord ing to a preprogrammed sequence drum sequencer operation To experiment with the strategy in the configurator invoke the configurator and load DRUM by t
3. are from 0 001 to 1000 and are entered from the keyboard once the field is selected The default setting is 20 IS If you are learning PC 30 or are working on a small strategy less than 1000 logic blocks you may not need to read the rest of this chapter PC 30 User s Manual 2 25 METACONF 2 26 2 6 2 Extended METACONF Installation The METACONF program can provide access to an additional set of parameters allowing you to define size boundaries for various buffers and files Modifying these parameters can allow larger strategies to be developed within the Configurator for systems util izing the new XMS memory support refer to Chapter 3 Before You Begin and Appendix F XMS and EMS Memory for more in formation on XMS memory Displaying the Extended METACONF menu can only be ac complished from the DOS prompt To bring the Extended METACONF menu up on the screen move into your PC 30 system directory and type metaconf e at the DOS prompt This causes the Extended METACONF CONFIGURATOR In stallation menu to display Figure 2 11 Systems without XMS memory can make small incremental changes to the Extended METACONF parameters discussed in this section in order to increase their strategy sizes If your sys tem does not have XMS memory you should only increase one or two parameters by a small amount Then run the Configura tor with the edits you made If memory error messages appear in the Configurator the param
4. buffer Since Wireless Connections do not require physical wires lines to be connected between blocks they do not consume any space within this buffer Every connection consumes at least 8 bytes Each vertex in the connection consumes an additional 5 bytes PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation Note The Link Buffer uses the same RAM allocation as the Display Buffer The memory space allocated is therefore the larger of the two no memory is saved by making either smaller than the other METACONF This parameter is fixed once it is set in METACONF and cannot be exceeded from within the Configurator regardless of the strategy s actual content The range of valid settings is 34 to 64 kilobytes The default setting is 34K c e 5 T N Number I O Devices Compatible 42 120 You can specify the maximum number of I O devices with this parameter The default setting is compatible which means compatible with previous versions of PC 30 The setting of compatible corresponds to 42 which is the pre vious fixed value of this parameter You can increase this number by pressing the PgDn key while the field is se lected Numbers available are 42 compatible 48 56 120 in increments of 8 Note The following parameter is applicable only if the network option is installed PC 30 User s Manual Number Network Nodes Compatible 40 256 You can specify the maximum number of N
5. menu Figure 2 2 appears on the screen that will create the directory you specified c e 5 a T N Create Directory Destination Path PC30 Create Directory Return to Main Menu Abort Installation Figure 2 2 Create Directory menu 5 Choose to install either the Configurator Strategy amp Dis play Builder the Runtime or both The default is both IS If you need help operating the PC 30 Installation menu click on the Toggle Help System button with the left mouse key The Installation Help menu Figure 2 3 appears This menu lists the mouse and keyboard functions applica ble to this menu Clicking on the Toggle Help System but ton again with the left mouse key disables this menu PC 30 User s Manual 2 13 Installing PC 30 Installation Installation Help Keyboard Operation Tab Key Moves to Fields Page Keys Toggle Fields Enter Key Selects Field Mouse Operation Left Mouse Key Selects Field Left and Right Mouse Key Toggle Fields Figure 2 3 Toggle Help System menu 6 Next choose any of the standard utilities supplied with PC 30 at this time To do this select UTILITIES from the Installation Setup screen The Utility Installation menu dis plays Figure 2 4 Refer to section 2 7 PC 30 Utilities for more information regarding PC 30 utilities Utility Installation Menu Autocad Utility NO Alarm Cache Option NO Sample Strategy NO Runtime Mouse NO IS
6. systems that require larger strategies and displays refer to the Extended METACONF section in this chapter The parameters for the Standard METACONF Configurator Installation menu are described below Automatic Backup YES or NO This parameter field allows you to define whether or not a backup copy of the current strategy is maintained each time a SAVE operation is performed in the Strategy Builder When set to YES each time the current strategy is saved in the Strategy Builder a backup copy of the strat egy is created that contains the strategy in its state prior to the last save operation Backup strategy files are identified by having a _B appended to the end of their file name for example backup files for the strategy DRUM would ap pear as DRUM_B Valid values are YES and NO and are selected by using the PgDn and PgUp keys once the field is selected The default setting is YES PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation PC 30 User s Manual METACONF Mouse Command Line This parameter field is where you enter up to a 19 charac ter DOS command line When you execute this command it initiates the type of mouse hardware you are using in conjunction with PC 30 In most cases this command line is used to invoke the ap propriate driver for your mouse hardware For example if you have a MouseMan serial mouse attached to your COM2 serial port and the mouse driver is named MOUSE COM
7. to show multiple text messages from a State Field Library during Runtime Before a State Field Library can be generated however its contents must be defined in a state field source file which must then be compiled using the State Field Compiler The format is c D 2 T D statecmp lt source file gt lt dest file gt For more information on State Fields and using the State Field Compiler refer to Compiling State Field Source Files in the State Field Connection section in Chapter 7 Runtime Mouse The Runtime Mouse utility is a standard PC 30 option To use a mouse or other similar pointing device with any par ticular Runtime strategy you must install this utility and also select the Mouse Option when building the application strategy This is discussed earlier in this chapter refer to Mouse Command Line in the Standard METACONF Setup in Chapter 2 and Enabling PC 30 Options in the Enabling a Mouse in Runtime section in Chapter 4 Alarm Cache The PC 30 Alarm Cache option works in conjunction with the PC 30 database caching feature The Alarm Cache op tion polls cached VO points for alarms This feature only applies to I O points connected to device blocks i e I O blocks and MCONNS Distributed I O blocks The Alarm Cache option allows the user to specify which device block s I O points will be polled during Runtime Refer to 2 37 PC 30 Utilities 2 38 Installation Chapter 3 Before You Beg
8. 13 2 32 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation PC 30 Utilities Figure 2 12 Installation Setup screen PC 30 Install the Development system Set these version 5 0 fields to NO Source Path Destination Drive Destination Path e 2 Install Configurator No Install Runtime No T Install Product Utiliti s E Abort Installation Toggle Help System Click on Utilities button Utility Installation Menu Autocad Utility NO Alarm Cache Option NO Sample Strategy NO Runtime Mouse NO ISA Symbols NO Symbols NO Key Macros NO Key Help NO State Field Compiler NO Printer Drivers NO System Tools NO User Algorithm NO OK ENTER CANCEL ESC Figure 2 13 Utility Installation menu Choose the utilities you want to install by selecting the YES NO field to the right of it Select the field and click the mouse key or type Enter from the keyboard to toggle be tween YES and NO Then select OK ENTER and you return to the Installation Setup menu Select INSTALL PRODUCT and the utilities you selected are installed PC 30 User s Manual 2 33 PC 30 Utilities 2 7 2 Description of Standard Utilities Note 2 34 Installation This section briefly describes each standard utility and refers you to additional references where applicable While the word utility is used the items on the menu are actually a set of Utilities
9. 2 Installation 2 1 Quick Installation This section provides the basic steps to install the PC 30 soft ware It assumes all default settings will work on your system and for your application For more detailed installation informa tion or if you need to change default parameters refer to the full installation procedure beginning with the Installation Over view section This procedure installs PC 30 to C PC30 If the directory does not exist it is created by the installation program 1 PC 30 User s Manual Insert the software diskette disk 1 if more than one into drive A or B Type a install or b install if using drive B Click on the Install Product button on the Installation Setup menu with the left mouse key or select it using the arrow cursor keys on your keyboard and press the Enter key PC 30 is installed when you see the Installation Complete screen Select the EXIT button with the mouse or the arrow keys The METACONF Configuration Installation menu displays Select the Mouse Command Line field with the mouse or the arrow keys and modify the command line to give the correct path and command to invoke your mouse or other pointing device Also correct the Mouse Type field if it is 2 1 c e 5 T N Installation Overview Installation not correct for your mouse and then select the OK ENTER button 5 Click the left mouse button or press the Enter key This returns you
10. 20 Typical Screen of Available Files PC 30 User s Manual 2 45 PC 30 Menu 2 9 1 2 9 1 Installation and 2 46 Startup of PC 30 Menu Software Installation If you enter Alt P with the Master Menu on the screen the batch commands will be shown when you make a program se lection and a pause will be inserted after a program is exited al lowing any error message to be viewed With this pause feature selected the prompt C PC30 pause Strike a key when ready will appear after you exit a program Pressing a keyboard key will bring the Master Menu to the screen This pause feature can be toggled on off by entering Alt P Whenever the system configuration is changed by adding op tions or by changing directory names the PC 30 Menu can be changed accordingly by pressing Alt S when the Master Menu is on the screen If you elect to return to DOS via the strategy builder or other PC 30 program with security level three the PC 30 Master Menu will appear on the screen You can then choose Return to DOS on the menu NOTE This program reads PC 30 s CONFIG PRM file for in formation therefore it is necessary to properly install all PC 30 software first This is performed at the end of the INSTALL operations or by manually invoking METACONF EXE The PC 30 Menu utility which is contained in the subdirectory PC30MENU on PC 30 Utilities Disk 2 of 2 consists of two files PC30MENU BAT and MAKETEMP EXE You can i
11. A Symbols NO Symbols NO Key Macros NO Key Help NO State Field Compiler NO Printer Drivers NO System Tools NO User Algorithm NO OK ENTER CANCEL ESC Figure 2 4 Utility Installation menu Note Ifyou plan to use a mouse or similar pointing device during Runtime you must install the Runtime Mouse option included on the release disk 2 14 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation Installing PC 30 7 If for any reason you want to quit the installation at this point you can do so by selecting Abort Installation The message in Figure 2 5 displays Exit Install c e 5 T N YES Return to Main Menu Figure 2 5 The Confirm Abort screen Note For Runtime only packages see the Runtime Only Sys tems heading in this section 8 Once you make all the installation choices select INSTALL PRODUCT An Installation Status screen appears below the Setup Screen Figure 2 6 and the installation proceeds PC 30 User s Manual 2 15 Installing PC 30 Installation Installation Status Archive File Nane STARTUP Unarchi ving CONFIG SYS Total Files ii marchi ving File 7 4 Complete 82 Figure 2 6 Installation Status screen You can abort the installation process at any time by pressing the Esc key When installation is complete the message shown in Figure 2 7 displays indicating that you may proceed to the next step METACONF
12. EXE This file provides the pro gram with a quick reference of required details what software is installed and where it is located PC 30 User s Manual 2 47 Industrial Operator Keyboard 1731T Installation The initial working directory is the directory where the PC 30 files are located To change to a new working directory press Alt W and then enter the new path name 2 10 Industrial Operator Keyboard 1731T Instructions for 1731T Industrial Operator Keyboard connec tions programming operation and battery replacement are con tained in JB 23H111 User s Instructions for Industrial Opera tor Keyboard This document is furnished with the keyboard The operator Keyboard has 60 programmable keys 20 in its top row and 40 on its alpha keypad All can be programmed to al low single keystroke activation of PC 30 functions when the keyboard s Programmed mode has been selected The alphanu meric keys function keys and other keys provided on standard PC keyboards are also included and these are enabled in the Operator Keyboard s Alpha mode The Operator Keyboard is toggled between Alpha mode and Programmed mode by pressing its ALPHA key Thirty of the alpha pad keys are factory programmed to perform PC 30 functions which are identified by legends on a keyboard underlay You may choose to establish functions for some addi tional keys or to define or re define functions for any of the programmable keys including fa
13. IT function submenu by clicking on the Mag netism icon a magnet with the left mouse key Setting this parameter to OFF causes the gravity not to enabled Setting parameter to ON causes the gravity to be initially enabled causing blocks objects to snap to the nearest grid intersection regardless of whether the grid is visible or not Valid values are OFF and ON and are selected by using the PgDn and PgUp keys once the field is selected The default setting is OFF PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation METACONF Horizontal Size 0 001 1000 This parameter field allows you define the spacing of the horizontal grid lines in the Strategy Display Builder Since the initial Configurator screens are 1000 by 1000 screen units the default setting of 20 provides a horizontal grid spacing of 50 divisions A setting of 100 displays a hori zontal grid spacing of 10 divisions c D 2 T D Valid values are from 0 001 to 1000 and are entered from the keyboard once the field is selected The default setting is 20 Vertical Size 0 001 1000 This parameter field allows you to define the spacing of the vertical grid lines in the Strategy Display Builder Since the initial Configurator screens are 1000 by 1000 screen units a setting of 30 for example provides a verti cal grid spacing of 33 33 divisions A setting of 100 dis plays a vertical grid spacing of 10 divisions Valid values
14. contact technical support Refer to the Calling Technical Support section in Chapter 3 Before You Begin c D 2 T D Adjustments to memory allocations can be complex and often technically demanding You should approach any modifications in this area with caution and with full knowledge of what you are doing It is better to ask first than to call us after you spend innumerable hours trying to adjust your system properly It is much easier to resolve hardware incompatibility issues at this stage rather than later on after you have built an applica tion strategy PC 30 User s Manual 2 3 System Requirements Installation 2 3 System Requirements 2 3 1 Hardware Although a 486 DX PC is recommended the minimum Requirements computer requirement is a PC AT compatible personal computer meeting the following requirements 2 4 640 KB conventional memory with at least 570KB available for application programs See the section Software Environment A math co processor if using a 286 or 386 based PC Use the 80287 co processor for 80286 systems and the 80387 co processor for 80386 machines 486 SX based PC s also require a math co processor All other 486 based PC s do not 5 or 31 2 inch floppy disk drive 10MB hard drive 20MB or more recommended Parallel port identified by a 25 pin female connector for PC 30 key can be the printer port A mouse or similar pointing device Serial port o
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16. e displays on the screen PC 30 continues to control the process indefinitely if no keys are pressed on the keyboard c e 5 S T N If the key becomes disconnected during operation DO NOT TOUCH THE KEYBOARD or other entry device Reinstall the key and when the alarm stops resume normal operation If a key is pressed while the alarm is sounding you have 30 min utes to either insert the key and resume normal operation or bring the process to a safe state before PC 30 stops 2 5 Installing PC 30 2 5 1 The PC 30 Software Package 2 5 2 Software Installation Overview PC 30 includes the following items Be sure you have every thing you need before installing and attempting to use PC 30 e system Disk e Copy Protection Key e PC 30 User s Manual PC 30 is supplied either on a single high density HD diskette or on several double density DD diskettes depending on the software version and your requirements Most of the files are PC 30 User s Manual 2 9 Installing PC 30 Installation in a compressed archived format and are decompressed during the installation procedure IMPORTANT You CANNOT copy the contents of the installation diskette to a PC 30 directory For all installations read and follow the basic instructions given in the section Getting Around the Menu Screens and the section Installing the Software After the basic software installation you must configure METACONF An overview
17. e exceeded from within the Configurator regard less of the strategy s actual content The range of valid set tings is 500 to 3392 connections The default setting is 1500 2 29 METACONF 2 30 Installation Max Display Size 34 64 This parameter allows you to specify the maximum size in kilobytes of a display file If during a display s construc tion the display file exceeds this boundary an error mes sage is displayed on the screen You need to increase the size of this parameter to resolve the error condition This parameter is fixed once it is set in METACONEF and cannot be exceeded from within the Configurator regard less of the display s actual content The range of valid set tings is 34 to 64 kilobytes The default setting is 34K Number I O Blocks 750 1750 This parameter allows you to specify the number of I O and Packed I O blocks e g AIN AOUT DIN PAIO PDOT etc you can place into a strategy This parameter is fixed once it is set in METACONF and cannot be exceeded from within the Configurator regard less of the strategy s actual content The range of valid set tings is 750 to 1750 I O blocks The default setting is 750 Link Buffer Size 34 64 This parameter allows you to specify the maximum size in kilobytes of the buffer that maintains wired connection segments When you make wired connections each con nection and the number of vertices if any used consumes space within this
18. e field is selected to tog gle the choices The default is SYSTEM Note The Net Gif Directory setting only applies if the Network and or SHADOW options are installed Consult your local PC 30 sales representative for information about obtaining these products PC 30 User s Manual Control Graphics Grid The parameter fields displayed under these two groups per form the same operation in their respective Configurator modules That is the Control Grid parameters affect grid settings in the Strategy Builder and the Graphics Grid pa rameters affect the grid settings in the Display Builder Since the perform the same operation they are only described once 2 23 METACONF 2 24 Installation Visible Grid OFF or ON This parameter field allows you define whether the Grid is initially turned on when the Strategy Display Builder is in voked This setting can be toggled in each Builder s EDIT function submenu by clicking on the Grid icon with the left mouse key Setting this parameter to OFF causes the grid not to be displayed A setting of ON causes the grid to be displayed initially Valid values are OFF and ON and are selected by using the PgDn and PgUp keys once the field is selected The default setting is OFF Gravity OFF or ON This parameter field allows you to define whether the Mag netism is initially turned on when the Strategy Display Builder is invoked This setting can be toggled in each Builder s ED
19. electing them from menu displays This feature provides an alternative to invoking PC 30 programs by entering DOS commands as you do without the Menu utility Only installed programs will appear on the menus and all items that appear will be numbered sequentially Once all PC 30 soft ware is installed and the Menu utility is installed and invoked the PC 30 Master Menu appears on the screen After that it ap pears each time you exit from a PC 30 program except when you exit from the Display Builder to the Strategy Builder PC 30 User s Manual Installation PC 30 Menu Strategy and Display Builder Runtime Operation Editing Functions Setpoint Profiler 2 s s D Instrument Configuration Industrial Keyboard Configurator Program Setup Return to DOS ABB Kent Taylor Figure 2 16 PC 30 Master Menu Typical With the PC 30 Master Menu Figure 2 16 or one of its sub menus Figures 2 17 2 19 on the screen you can invoke listed items by typing the item number of the listed program or program category you desire If you have an installed Microsoft compatible mouse you can make your choice by clicking on the desired item number field with the left mouse key The sam ple menus in this section show a setup with all available options installed When you select an item on the PC 30 Master Menu that offers further choices an appropriate submenu will appear on the screen If you select a program such a
20. entering a Mouse Command Line of MOUSE PC 2 loads the mouse driver properly each time the PC 30 Configurator is invoked c D 2 T D The default setting for this parameter is MOUSE If you delete the default setting leaving the field empty and you press the Enter key the default setting is automatically restored The full pathname for the mouse driver is optional and is not necessary if the mouse driver is located in directory in cluded in the system s DOS PATH Mouse Type 3 Button or 2 Button This parameter field allows you to define whether or not you are using a 2 or 3 button mouse for your Configurator operations The setting of this parameter determines how the button keys or your mouse functions during both Strategy and Display Builder sessions Refer to Using the Mouse section in Chapter 1 Introduction for information on how 2 and 3 button mice are used in the Configurator 2 21 METACONF 2 22 Note Installation Valid values are 3 Button and 2 Button and are selected by using the PgDn and PgUp keys once the field is se lected The default setting is 3 Button This does not enable the pointing device for Runtime use TO use a mouse or similar pointing device in Run time follow the instructions in the Enabling a Mouse in Runtime section in Chapter 4 The Strategy Builder Graphics Printer This parameter field allows you to define the printer driver that used when printing grap
21. erating parameters most of which are used to optimize operation in specific applications When you exit the software installation de scribed in the previous section the Standard META CONF configurationmenudisplays You should use the stand ard setup procedure if you are just starting out with PC 30 espe cially if your applications for the time being are limited to small strategies especially if these are learning strategies If you cannot use this standard procedure use the extended proce dure You should examine your strategy requirements carefully refer to Chapter 3 Before You Begin and enter appropriate METACONF parameters to optimize system operation You can reconfigure METACONF parameters any time without performing a complete re installation To invoke the Standard METACONF screen from DOS type metaconf To invoke the Extended METACONF screen type metaconf e J Refer to Extended METACONF Parameters in this chapter for more information PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation 2 6 1 METACONF Standard The standard METACONF Configurator Installation Menu Figure METACONF 2 10 displays automatically after PC 30 INSTALL is exited or Setup whenever the metaconf command is executed directly from the DOS prompt Since default settings are built in it is often not nec essary to make any changes Use TAB or Arrows to Select Field Automatic Backup YES Mouse Command Line MOUSE M
22. eters you increased should be re duced until the error messages do not display You should add XMS memory to systems that require extensive increases to these extended parameters PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation WARNING PC 30 User s Manual METACONF CONFIGURATOR Installation Menu Use TAB or Arrows to Use PgUp PgDn to Select Field Change Selection Automatic Backup YES Graphics Printer EPSON_MX Mouse Command Line MOUSE Mouse Type 3 Button Net Gif Directory System Number Blocks 1000 Number I O Blocks 750 Peripheral Blocks 1000 p Number I O Devices COMPATIBLE Number Network Nodes COMPATIBLE 2 Max Display Objects 1500 Max Display Size 34 K amp Number Connections 1500 Link Buffer Size 34 K T E Control Grid Graphics Grid Visible Grid OFF Visible Grid OFF Gravity OFF Gravity OFF Horizontal Size 20 Horizontal Size 20 Vertical Size 20 vertical Size 20 Size of grid divis The initial screen ions in screen units is 1000 X 1000 units OK ENTER CANCEL ESC Menu Increasing any of the Extended METACONF parameter s default settings described in this section negates backward compatibility to earlier PC 30 Configurator versions All strategies and or displays that are edited in the Configurator after an Extended METACONF parameter s are altered cannot be used with most earlier Configurator versions The Extended METACONF parameters do not effect the strategy dis
23. etwork Nodes you want this system to be compatible with The default setting is compatible which means com patible with previous versions of PC 30 The setting of compatible corresponds to 32 which is the previous fixed value of this parameter You can increase this number by pressing the PgDn key while the field is selected num bers available are 32 256 in increments of 8 2 31 PC 30 Utilities Installation 2 7 PC 30 Utilities Many utilities and options are available to assist you in using PC 30 A set of standard utilities is supplied with PC 30 and can be installed when PC 30 is installed or selectively at any time The Standard utilities consist of those shown on the in stallation screen in Figure 2 13 2 7 1 Installing To selectively install or add more utilities insert the PC 30 soft Standard ware Disk into drive A or drive B and perform the following Utilities Steps 1 At the DOS prompt type the command A INSTALL or B INSTALL Press Enter The Setup Installation menu displays Figure 2 12 2 Select Install Configurator and click or type Enter from the keyboard to toggle the entry to NO Also Select Install Runtime and click or type Enter from the keyboard to toggle the entry to NO 3 Set up the correct drive and path specifications as described in the section Standard METACONF Setup in this chapter 4 Select UTILITIES The Utility Installation menu displays Figure 2
24. ge values for the FILES and BUFFERS in your CONFIG SYS file use up conventional memory See the sec tion How Much Memory do I Have for more information on checking available memory 2 4 Pre Installation Preparations 2 6 2 4 1 Modifying or Setting up a CONFIG SYS File Before you install the software you may need to attend to one or several of the items in this section Note that the pointing de vice and PC 30 key installation can be done at any time before using PC 30 however you should install them now You can either install the supplied CONFIG SYS file or possibly mod ify an existing one A CONFIG SYS file is required to initialize the computer for certain hardware devices and or software packages that re quire special memory allocations and other system declara tions to operate properly The contents of a CONFIG SYS file define specific operating parameters for particular devices and software you are using Therefore you must maintain the existing parameters while modifying or adding additional lines to the CONFIG SYS file to conform to PC 30 s requirements If you are not sure how to do this consult your systems special ist or technical support for assistance If your system does not have a CONFIG SYS file you can use the one supplied with the PC 30 software by copying it from the directory where PC 30 is installed to the system root direc PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Instal
25. hic based images in the Strat egy and Display Builders only During the installation process only one printer driver is installed EPSON_MX This driver supports most EPSON compatible dot matrix printers To print graphic based images in Runtime you need to define a Runtime printer in the System Configura tion submenu Four other additional printer drivers are provided on the PC 30 Utilities diskette in the PRINTERS subdirectory These drivers include HPPJET NEWJET IBMPRO and XROX4020 and must be copied into the PC 30 system di rectory before they can be used by the Configurator Refer to Appendix C Supported Devices for a definition of the printers drivers supported by PC 30 With the field selected type in from the keyboard the name of the graphics printer driver to be used for printing graphics based images during a Configurator session The default value is EPSON_MX PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation METACONF Net Gif Directory SYSTEM or CURRENT This field specifies which directory PC 30 looks for Node block interface files GIF Node block interface files are used in the Network and SHADOW options If SYSTEM is chosen PC 30 looks for GIF files in the PC 30 System directory If CURRENT is chosen PC 30 looks for the GIF files in the current working directory c e 5 T N Click on this field with the left mouse key or press the PgUp and PgDn keys while th
26. in for more information on how database caching operates Symbols A set of general purpose symbols for incorporation into PC 30 displays is installed creating or extending the exist ing Symbol Library Each symbol is an individual DOS file with a descriptive filename and an extension SMB Symbols can be loaded directly into PC 30 displays refer to Load Symbol in the Dynamic Symbol Connection section in Chapter 7 General purpose symbols provided as the PC 30 Symbols Utilities are BUTTONS S MB CART SMB CIRCUITS S MB FACEPLAT SMB MACHINE SMB PRESS SMB VATS S MB Key Help This utility allows you to create Runtime Help subwin dows for custom key macros created with KeyMac These subwindows can then be used in Runtime displays to assist the operator The Key Help utility KEY HELP is dis cussed in detail in the section Accessing On Line Help in Chapter 8 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation PC 30 Utilities Printer Drivers The following standard printers are supported by the drivers included in the Printer Driver utility e Hewlett Packard PaintJet files HPPJET PRP amp HPPJET PTR e IBM ProPrinter files IIMPRO PRP amp IBMPRO PTR c e 5 T N e IBM Color JetPrinter 3852 files NEWJET PRP amp NEWJET PTR e Xerox 4020 Parallel Ink Jet files XROX4020 PRP amp XROX4020 PTR IS Additional drivers are available through your local PC 30 sales representative U
27. lation Note 2 4 2 Installing a Mouse PC 30 User s Manual Pre Installation Preparations tory If your system does have a CONFIG SYS file you can edit it to include the following two lines FILES 55 BUFFERS 15 If FILES and BUFFERS are already assigned in an existing CONFIG SYS file or memory manager be sure the total values allocated are no less than 55 and 15 respectively The number of buffers may be less than 15 if a disk caching utility such as SMARTDRV is used In this case the minimum number of buffers is 5 The FILES statement in the CONFIG SYS file determines the number of open files that Runtime can maintain at any one time The minimum and maximum number of open files is 55 and 250 respectively Keep in mind that a large number of open files uses up conventional memory PC 30 supports most types of mice and similar pointing de vices The mouse must be connected to the computer either via a COM port or via the bus interface connector for bus type mice per the installation instructions supplied with the pointing device A driver supplied with the pointing device is also re quired Once the driver information is set up in METACONF the pointing device is automatically invoked each time you run PC 30 See the Standard METACONF Setup Mouse Com mand Line section for more information 2 7 c D 2 T D Pre Installation Preparations Installation Note 2 4 3 DOS 5 Compatibili
28. n stall the PC 30 Menu functionality by performing the steps described in the section Utilities Installation PC 30 User s Manual Installation PC 30 Menu PC30MENU BAT and MAKETEMP EXE can be installed in any directory if you choose but if they are not both in the same directory the MAKETEMP command in PC30MENU BAT must be modified to include the path The program will also load the mouse driver upon initial entry If a Microsoft compatible mouse driver is installed the menu will allow the mouse to be used for menu and file selections Entering an X as a command line parameter allows the public domain FMARK and RELEASE programs to load and unload the mouse driver FMARK and RELEASE are not included in the menu software c 2 s Sx a If a p is used as a command line parameter to PC30MENU the batch commands will be shown when a selection is made on the menu and a pause will be inserted after a program is exited allowing any error message to be viewed This feature can be toggled on off via the menu by pressing Alt P To invoke the PC 30 Menu from the DOS prompt type PC30MENU or type PC30MENU P and press Enter The first time the PC30MENU program is run it searches all hard drives for PC 30 and related program files It will prompt for the name of the text editor that will be used and for any other needed details A file named MAKETEMP CFG is then created in the direc tory containing MAKETEMP
29. ned in the subdirectory PCTEST on PC 30 Utilities Disk 2 of 2 consists of one file PCTEST EXE You can install the PC Test functionality by performing the steps described in the section Utilities Installa tion If the program is to be run from the diskette drive rather than copying it to the hard disk enter the following command A PCTEST PCTEST To invoke the PC Test from the DOS prompt type PCTEST and press Enter The PC Test screen is shown in Figure 2 15 PC 30 User s Manual 2 41 PC 30 Menu Installation PC 30 SYSTEM TEST PROGRAM Version 4 21 ABB Kent Taylor DOS Version 5 0 Drive Size Free CPU Type 000000000 80386 A 1 44MB Math Coprocessor 80387 B 1 2MB Parallel Ports 00000000 1 C 32638K 22758K Serial Ports sisar sayra ikio 2 D 207088K 55400K Serial Base Port Addresses Available Memory as reported by DOS Conventional 591 of 640K COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Expanded 4069 of 4480K 03F8 02F8 0000 0000 Page Frame D000 Mouse Driver EMS Version 4 0 Microsoft on COMl w IRQ4 XMS 00 2576 of 2576K Video Adapter Type 512K VGA XMS Version 3 00 16 colors gt Il W lt Extended none File Handles e 55 Disk Buffers 32 Path C C DOS C PC30 C APPBLD Figure 2 15 PC Test display 2 9 PC 30 Menu 2 42 The PC 30 Menu utility allows you to invoke installed modules drivers and utilities by s
30. o rithm blocks you can place into a strategy During the Configurator s initialization if PC 30 determines that this many blocks cannot be placed into a strategy the Configu rator boot up is aborted and you are returned to DOS PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation PC 30 User s Manual METACONF Depending on the actual content of an individual strategy it may be possible to place more blocks into a strategy than the value specified by this parameter The range of valid settings is 250 to 1750 blocks The default setting is 1000 Peripheral Blocks 250 6000 This parameter field allows you to specify the number of Distributed I O parameters that you can access in Distrib uted I O device blocks in a strategy During the Configura tor s initialization if PC 30 determines that this number of parameters cannot be accessed the Configurator boot up is aborted and you are returned to DOS c D 2 T D Depending on the actual content of an individual strategy it may be possible to access more parameters in a strategy than the value specified by this parameter The range of valid settings is 250 to 6000 parameters The default set ting is 1000 Number Connections 500 3392 This parameter allows you to specify the maximum num ber of actual connections wired and wireless you can establish in a single strategy This parameter is fixed once it is set in METACONEF and cannot b
31. of the METACONF setup procedure is contained in the section METACONF IS METACONF parameters can be readjusted any time subsequent to the initial software installation without requiring a complete re installation 2 10 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation 2 5 3 Getting Around the Menu Screens Note Installing PC 30 The PC 30 setup procedure is menu driven When you invoke the installation program PC 30 prompts you to fill out a series of menu screens You can move around the screens with or without a pointing device such as a mouse To enter or change information in a menu point to a particular field or box on the display screen and press the Enter key If you are us ing a mouse or similar device click on the left mouse or equiva lent device key If you are using the keyboard move forward from field to field using the Tab key and move backward us ing the Shift Tab combination or the appropriate cursor keys c fe 2 T D Clicking on the left mouse key is equivalent to pressing the Enter key For the remainder of this chapter select is used meaning choos ing a screen menu selection From a keyboard move to the ap propriate box or field and press the Enter key or using a pointing device move to the appropriate screen position and click the left or left equivalent device button If you are not sure how to enable or get a pointing device working a detailed de
32. ouse Type 3 Button Control Grid Visible Grid OFF Gravity OFF Horizontal Size 20 Vertical Size 20 Size of grid divis ions in screen units CONFIGURATOR Installation Henu Use Pglp Pqln to Change Selection Graphics Printer Net Gif Directory Graphics Grid Visible Grid Gravity Horizontal Size Vertical Size The initial screen is 1000 X 1088 units EPSON_MX Systen DFF DFF 20 20 CANCEL ESC c e 5 T N Figure 2 10 Standard METACONF Configurator Installation Menu If you have a three button mouse with a driver named MOUSE COM where MOUSE COM is in either the root direc tory or in a directory included in the computer s PATH you can select OK ENTER and the installation process begins Other wise you need to set up the mouse If you already have a mouse or other pointing device installed on the computer enter the name of the device driver software if different from MOUSE COM and where it is installed in what directory in the METACONF Con figurator Installation Menu PC 30 User s Manual METACONF 2 20 Note Installation This does not enable the pointing device for Runtime use To use a mouse or similar pointing device in Run time follow the instructions in the Enabling a Mouse in Runtime section in Chapter 4 An extended METACONF parameter menu is also available and provides additional parameters for customized sizing of spe cific buffers and files in
33. play s compatibility with most earlier Runtime versions Figure 2 11 Extended METACONF Configurator Installation 2 27 METACONF 2 28 Installation Extended METACONF Parameters Extended parameters accept numerical values typed in from the keyboard The range of values that are valid for each parameter are defined directly below each parameter name When you en ter values for a particular parameter make sure that the value is within the range specified Values entered above or below the valid range are clipped to the boundary it exceeds During the Configurator s initialization PC 30 assumes that a hypothetical strategy is going to be loaded that contains the maximum value for each extended parameter If this hypotheti cal strategy does not fit into memory XMS or other the Con figurator boot up is aborted Because this maximum scenario is not always the case for ac tual strategies it may be possible to exceed the defined values for certain parameters depending on the actual content of each strategy Other parameters cannot have their defined values ex ceeded during actual strategy development Each type of pa rameter is identified where applicable on the following pages The following paragraphs describe the functionality and valid ranges of the parameter fields available in the Extended META CONF Configurator Installation menu Number Blocks 250 1750 This parameter allows you to specify the number of alg
34. r bus adapter for the mouse EGA or EGA VGA display adapter and monitor PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation System Requirements 2 3 2 Software Your system must meet the following setup requirements for Environment PC 30 to run properly e DOS version 3 0 or higher see the section DOS 5 Compatibility if using DOS version 5 0 e A CONFIG SYS file in your root directory that includes the lines do not load this into high memory c e 5 T N FILES 55 BUFFERS 15 If you do not have a CONFIG SYS file see the section Modify ing or Setting up a CONFIG SYS FILE e No conventional memory resident programs such as desk accessories RAM disks or spoolers These can cause unpredictable PC 30 operation and should be removed e 570KB of conventional memory RAM available more is recommended for configuring large strategies somewhat less may also be possible Note Run the DOS utility CHKDSK F to check available RAM Hint It is suggested that the DOS file sharing utility SHARE EXE be put into your AUTOEXEC BAT file SHARE EXE must be installed to execute PC 30 Runtime The Strategy Builder does not require SHARE EXE Refer to the Shared File Support sec tion in Chapter 3 Before You Begin for more information regarding shared files PC 30 User s Manual 2 5 Pre Installation Preparations Installation Device drivers such as the ANSI SYS terminal driver or very lar
35. s the Strategy Builder or the Communications Builder a screen with available filenames Figure 2 20 will appear With the Strategy Builder for exam ple this allows you to specify the filename of an existing strat egy to modify or to choose no filename creation of a new strategy PC 30 User s Manual 2 43 PC 30 Menu HEEEEEE Installation 9 27 am Sat May 22 1993 o Functions Editing Text Editor State Field Compiler Keyboard Macro Compiler Help Menu Compiler RRCalc Report Recipe Generator RRTest Report Recipe Syntax Tester Message Compiler Return to Main Menu ABB Kent Taylor 9 27 am Sat May 22 1993 M AI f f Po LONIISUratl Applications Builder MODCELL Multiloop Processor 1706S MOD 30 Instruments 1706S MOD 30 SLU 17068 MOD LCP 30 Communications Builder Upload Download 1706S Return to Main Menu ABB Kent Taylor Figure 2 18 Typical PC 30 Instrument Configuration Submenu 2 44 PC 30 User s Manual Installation PC 30 Menu 9 27 am Sat May 22 1993 uao ICN Program setup Workstation Host Communications Option Modem Support Option c 2 S s D Network Communications Option Instrument Configurator 1706S Return to Main Menu ABB Kent Taylor Figure 2 19 Typical PC 30 Program Setup Submenu Available Files C PC30 TIF BATCHR DRUM M30BATCH M30DRUM File name or press enter for none Figure 2
36. scription can be found in the previous section Installing a Mouse PC 30 User s Manual 2 11 Installing PC 30 Installation 2 5 4 Installing the First check that your hardware and software meet all the require Software ments described in the section System Requirements previously mentioned in this chapter Reminder You CANNOT copy the contents of the installation diskette to a PC 30 directory You must follow the installation procedure described on the following pages 1 Turn on the power to the PC 2 When the DOS prompt appears on the screen insert the PC 30 software 1 Diskette into drive A or drive B 3 At the DOS prompt type the command A INSTALL orB INSTALL J The Installation Setup screen appears Figure 2 1 PC 30 Install the Development System Version 5 0 Source Path A Destination Drive C Destination Path PC30 Install Configurator Yes Install Runtime Yes Install Product Utilities Abort Installation Toggle Help System Figure 2 1 Installation Setup screen 2 12 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation Installing PC 30 4 Choose the drive on which you wish to install the PC 30 software by clicking on the Destination Drive field with the left mouse key Enter the Destination Path you wish to install the PC 30 software IS If the destination directory you specify does not exist when you select Install Product a Create Directory
37. ser Algorithms User Algorithms is a standard option refer to the section User Algorithms in Chapter 6 You must select and install this util ity to build user algorithms as described Installing User Algorithms creates the files required to build and compile these custom USER algorithm blocks These files are USER C USER1 H USER2 H MCGEN LIB MC OBJ PC 30 User s Manual 2 39 PC 30 Utilities 2 40 Installation THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation PC Test Program 2 8 PC Test Program 2 8 1 Installation and Startup of PC Test Software The PC 30 PC Test utility provides a display that allows you to test your computer system for compatibility with the PC 30 Workstation software All essential configuration and hardware data will be listed on a display when the PC Test program is run If an incompatibility is found the results will be displayed in flashing red and the minimum requirement for that parameter will be displayed in white adjacent to it c 2 s Sx a The program will search the default drive for a CONFIG SYS file and display the current settings for FILES and BUFFERS If the CONFIG SYS file is modified the computer must be re booted for the new configuration to be valid When you are through using PC Test return to the PC 30 direc tory if you are not already in it The PC Test utility which is contai
38. to the DOS prompt 6 Type C PC30 PC30 J or just Pc30 if you are in the PC 30 directory and the Configurator is invoked 7 To execute a strategy in the Runtime System type Runtime or Runtime lt strategy name gt J from the PC 30 directory 2 2 Installation Overview This chapter describes your PC 30 software package and what is required to set up and install a PC 30 system PC 30 installa tion consists of the following steps e Checking and if necessary adjusting your hardware computer system and associated operating system software e Installing the PC 30 copy protection key e Installing the PC 30 software e Setting up the necessary METACONF parameters 2 2 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation Caution IS Installation Overview The following paragraphs explain some computer terminology and information that may be required in setting up your PC 30 system The following pre installation sections cover connecting and us ing a mouse or similar pointing device adding or modifying a CONFIG SYS file and checking and possibly making adjust ments to the amount of conventional memory available If you are not familiar with these subjects you may be able to find this expertise readily available within your organization If you have the in house expertise perform these adjustments yourself If however you are unsure about any of these specifications or operating requirements
39. ty is 2 4 4 Installing the Copy Protection Key 2 8 The mouse setup in METACONF does not enable the pointing device for Runtime use To use a mouse or similar pointing device in Runtime follow the instructions in the section Enabling PC 30 Options under Enabling a Mouse in Runtime PC 30 Versions 4 0 and above are fully compatible with DOS 5 Earlier versions of PC 30 are compatible only if DOS 5 is not loaded high To use earlier versions of PC 30 with DOS 5 be sure not to load DOS into high memory Before you can run PC 30 you must install the copy protec tion key The software may be copied according to the license agreement but cannot be invoked without the key 1 Plug the key into any parallel printer port on your computer LPT1 LPT4 2 Lock the key in place by tightening the captive screws Then you can reconnect the printer to the standard DB 25 printer connector on the other end of the key If the key protrudes from the rear of the computer too much you can use a short 25 pin extension cable not supplied between the computer and the key The key does not interfere with the use of the printer PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation Installing PC 30 IMPORTANT Loss of the key connections does not immediately stop an ongoing Runtime session If the key becomes disconnected during a Runtime session an alarm sounds from the computer s speaker and a warning messag
40. yping PC30 drum at the prompt Immediately save the strategy under another name re fer to the section SAVE Files in Chapter 4 and experiment with the renamed strategy You can save or discard the altered DRUM strategy as you choose but the original strategy remains unaltered PC 30 User s Manual 2 35 PC 30 Utilities 2 36 Installation ISA Symbols A set of standard ISA control symbols for incorporation into PC 30 displays is installed creating a Symbol Library Each symbol is an individual DOS file with a descriptive filename and an extension SMB Symbols can be loaded directly into PC 30 displays see Load Symbol under Dy namic Symbol Connection section in Chapter 7 Standard ISA symbols provided in the PC 30 ISA Symbols Utility are ELECTRIC SMB HEA TEXCH S MB LOGIC SMB MISC SMB MOTORS SMB TANKS SMB VALVES SMB Key Macros Installing the Key Macro Utility The Key Macro Utility is a compiler which allows you to create Key Macros using a standard ASCII file as the source file The format is keymac lt source file gt lt dest file gt where the lt dest file gt is a file which PC 30 interprets and executes as a MACRO For a detailed description of Key Macros and how to compile and use them see the Strategy Key Macros in Chapter 4 PC 30 User s Manual 4 23 93 RG GA3 030 005 Installation PC 30 User s Manual PC 30 Utilities State Field Compiler State Fields are used in PC 30 displays
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