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User Preferences
2.0 User Preferences
The first time the Configurator starts, the User Preferences window appears.
Figure 24 User Preferences window
These values are stored in the registry (per configurator version) so that a returning user
operates in the same folders, etc.
On the first execution of the configurator this dialog is popped up automatically to establish
these values. It can be used at any time thereafter to change the settings.
User Name used for the Author of all new jobs and job versions
Serial Port designates which COM port (or USB pseudo COM port) the
configurator will use to connect to the panel. To accommodate
machines with multiple (pseudo) COM ports, the list will be
extended. It currently only shows serial ports COM1-COM4
Security Key port - Lists the ports where a Wibu key can be inserted. The Wibu
key is required.
BDM Port designates which parallel port the Background Debugging Module
will use (for those products that support this interface).
Database Folder specifies where the main configurator.mdb database file resides.
Usually the folder where the configurator is installed.
Job Edit Folder specifies where individual job files are extracted to/imported from.
Job Build Folder specifies where the 'C' file output files are written by Job Validate
and other trace or debug facilities.
Backup Folder specifies where backup database files are written to and restored
from.
Show Tools Menu display or hide an additional Tools menu. This menu contains
trace and debug facilities and some features that Technical
Support may require a user to turn on to gather diagnostic
information.
Keep Only Latest Versions
After Backup
if enabled, only the latest versions of all jobs will be kept after a
successful Backup Database command, all older versions are
removed from the current database.