Product manual

SERVOSTAR
®
300 Product Manual 67
Kollmorgen 09/2006 Setup
9.2.1.3 Hardware requirements
The PC interface (X6, RS232) of the servo amplifier is connected to the serial interface of
the PC by a null-modem cable (not a null-modem link cable!)(ð p.58).
Connect / disconnect the interface cable only when the electrical supply is
switched off for both the PC and the servo amplifier.
The interface in the servo amplifier has the same potential level as the CANopen inter
-
face.
Minimum requirements for the PC:
Processor : at least Pentium
®
I or comparable
Operating system : WINDOWS 2000 / XP
Graphics adapter : Windows compatible, color
Drives : hard disk with at least 10 MB free space
CD-ROM drive
Interface : one free serial interface (COM1 ... COM10)
9.2.1.4 Operating systems
WINDOWS 2000 / XP
DRIVEGUI.EXE will run under WINDOWS 2000 and WINDOWS XP.
Emergency operation is feasible through an ASCII terminal emulation (without graphical
user interface).
Interface settings : 38400 bps, databit 8, no parity, stopbit 1, no flow control
Unix, Linux
The functioning of the software has not been tested for WINDOWS running within Unix or
Linux.
9.2.2 Installation under WINDOWS 2000 / XP
On the CD-ROM you can find an installation program, which makes it easy to install the
setup software on your PC.
Installation
Autostart function activated:
Insert the CD-ROM into a free drive. A window with the start screen opens. There you
find a link to the setup software DRIVEGUI.EXE. Click it and follow the instructions.
Autostart function deactivated:
Insert the CD-ROM into a free drive. Click on START (task bar), then on Run. Enter the
program call: x:\autorun.exe (x = correct CD drive letter).
Click OK and proceed as described above.
Connection to the serial interface of the PC:
Connect the interface cable to a serial interface on your PC (COM1 to COM10) and to the
serial interface of the servo amplifier SERVOSTAR 300 (ð p.58).