Installation; System Requirements; Install Hmi600; Using Hmi600 - ABB ETL600 Instruction Manual

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4.2.

Installation

4.2.1.

System requirements

The PC on which HMI600 is to be installed should have the Windows
XP or Windows 2000 operating system installed. A screen resolution
of at least 1024 x 768 resolution is recommended.
For communication with the ETL600 via cable or modem, one of the
COM ports or USB ports of the PC should be free or the PC should
have internet/intranet access via network card. In case of a USB port,
a USB to RS-232 converter is required (refer to section 4.4.2).
4.2.2.

Install HMI600

1. Insert installation disk into the CD drive of your PC.
2. From the Windows Start menu, choose Run... , Browse... ,
change to the CD drive, double click the program setup.exe on
the CD and click OK.
3. Follow the instructions given by the installation program.
Note:
4.3.

Using HMI600

To run the program HMI600, double click on the icon 'HMI600'. A
window showing the ABB logo appears and the Connect dialog box is
opened on top of it. The window can be used in two basic modes 'Off
line' or 'On line' depending on the entries in the Connect dialog box.
Off line mode:
In this mode, there is no exchange of data associated with the
window and an data of an ETL600 equipment. To choose this
mode, either
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On line mode:
In this mode, data associated with the window can be exchanged
with data of an ETL600 equipment. Consequently, in order for this
mode to work, a physical communication channel must exist
between PC and equipment. Several possibilities exist for this
communication channel, which are described in section 4.4.
With File / New, additional windows can be opened. Each of these
windows can be used in Off line or On line mode. Each window in On
line mode is connected to one ETL600 terminal. That way it is
possible to connect to several terminals at the same time. In order for
this to work, physical communication channels must exist between PC
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To perform the installation, you need administrator rights
on the PC.
Click Off line followed by OK in the Connect dialog box or
Close the Connect dialog box or
Press the Escape-key.
November 2005
ETL600
User Interface Program