Instruction manual
Bulletin 900
900 Builder™ Lite Software
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Overview/Product Selection
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Provides a tabular fill-in-the-blanks on-line configuration and
monitoring option to using the 900-TC8, 900-TC16, 900-TC32
controller’s keypad and LED display
Simplifies controller configuration
Ability to save parameters to PC storage devices and retrieve as
required
Configuration and monitoring can be done via direct or RS485
networked connection
Parameters can be saved as a .CSV format for use by Excel
1 Version 1.3 must be used for 900-TC32 Series B. Version 1.2 or later
must be used with the Series B 900-TC8 and 900-TC16. Version 1.1
must be used with Series A 900-TC8 and 900-TC16.
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Product Selection
Description Cat. No.
900Builder Lite Personal Computer Configuration Software for
Bulletin 900-TC8 and 900-TC16 Temperature/Process Controllers with Enhanced Features
900-BLDLTSW1 1
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This software is a FREE and can be found online at: http://ab.rockwellautomation.com/Sensors-Switches/Temperature-Sensors/900Builder-Lite-Temperature-
Controller-Software
Minimum Computer Hardware Requirements
300 MHz CPU
650 MB free disk space
SVGA resolution monitor (XGA recommended)
Microsoft Windows supported mouse
Available serial 9-pin COM port (COM address 1 to 8) for connection to RS-232 option unit of 900-TC8 or RS-232 to RS-285 converter
(Bulletin -CONVxx) for network connection to 31 Bulletin 900-TC8 and/or 900-TC15 controllers
Available USB port for a direct connection to the 4-pin serial port of a Bulletin 900-TC8 or 900-TC16 using the 900-CPOEM1 to serial
communication cable.
Computer Operating System Requirements
The following systems can be used with 900BuilderLite software:
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Bulletin 900 — 900Builder™ Lite Software (Version 1.31)
FREE Personal Computer (PC) Configuration Software for
Bulletin 900-TC8, 900-TC16, and 900-TC32 Series B
Temperature/Process Controllers.
www.ab.com/catalogs Preferred availability cat. nos. are b
bold
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Publication A117-CA001A-EN-P