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PC-Tool User Manual

Table of Contents

1 Basics .......................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................1-1

1.2 General structure of the user software ...................................................................................1-2

2 Getting started with PC-Tool ............................................................................... 1-4

2.1 Connecting the computer with the actuators .........................................................................1-4

2.1.1 Driver Installation ....................................................................................................1-9

2.1.2 Checking ...............................................................................................................1-13

2.2 Starting the program ...........................................................................................................1-15

2.3 Adapting PC-Tool options ....................................................................................................1-15

2.4 Creating a new project .........................................................................................................1-16

2.5 Setting up the program ........................................................................................................1-16

2.6 Displaying actuator parameters ...........................................................................................1-17

2.7 Further actions .....................................................................................................................1-17

3 Basic functions ............................................................................................. 1-18

3.1 Program start ......................................................................................................................1-18

3.2 Projects ...............................................................................................................................1-19

3.2.1 Project data ...........................................................................................................1-19

3.2.2 Creating a new project ...........................................................................................1-19

3.2.3 Opening a project ..................................................................................................1-19

3.2.4 Changing project data ...........................................................................................1-19

3.2.5 Exporting a project ................................................................................................1-20

3.2.6 Copying a project ..................................................................................................1-20

3.2.7

Deleting a project ..................................................................................................1-20

3.3 MP-Channel .........................................................................................................................1-20

3.3.1 Serial interface ......................................................................................................1-20

3.3.2 Bus scan ...............................................................................................................1-21

3.4 Setting the bus address .......................................................................................................1-22

3.4.1 Series addressing of actuators ..............................................................................1-23

3.4.2 Addressing with known serial numbers .................................................................1-24

3.4.3 Resetting actuator addresses ................................................................................1-24

3.4.4 Addressing a single actuator .................................................................................1-25

3.5 Selecting a module ..............................................................................................................1-26

3.6 Actuator parameters ............................................................................................................1-27

3.6.1 Displaying actuator parameters .............................................................................1-27

3.6.2 Printing out actuator parameters ...........................................................................1-27

3.6.3 Deleting maintenance/error messages ..................................................................1-27