Installing And Uninstalling Ispsoft; Installing Ispsoft - Delta Electronics AH500 Operation Manual

A H 5 0 0 O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l
Before developing an AH500 system, users need to install ISPSoft and COMMGR, which are basic software.
ISPSoft is a platform for integrating the program development of a whole system, hardware configuration, and
network configuration. COMMGR functions as middleware between a computer and devices. For example, it
functions as a communication management interface between ISPSoft and AH500 series hardware.

3.1 Installing and Uninstalling ISPSoft

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System requirements
Item
Operating system Windows 2000/NT/Me/XP/Vista/7
CPU Pentium 1.5 G or above
256 MB or above (A memory having a capacity of 512 MB or above is
Memory
recommended.)
Hard disk drive Capacity : 500 MB or above
For installing ISPSoft
CD-ROM drive
It is optionally required.
Resolution: 800×600 or above
Monitor
(Setting which is suggested: 1024x768/96 dpi)
Keyboard/Mouse A general keyboard/mouse, or devices compatible with Windows
A printer with a driver for Windows
Printer
(It is used to print a project, and is optionally required.)
RS-232 port For connecting to a PLC
USB port For connecting to a PLC
Ethernet port For connecting to a PLC
Communication
COMMGR, a communication manager, must be installed on a computer. (*2)
software
AH500 series PLCs/DVP series PLCs (exclusive of DVP-PM series
Models which are
PLCs)/VFD-C2000 series AC motor drives/VFD-C200 series AC motor
supported
drives/VFD-CP2000 AC motor drives /VFD-E AC motor drives (*3)
*1. ISPSoft supports several ways in which a computer is connected to a PLC. Users have to make sure of the port
and the mode supported by a PLC before a computer is connected to the PLC.
*2. Please refer to section 1.2 for more information about COMMGR.
*3. In addition to ISPSoft, users must use PMSoft version 2.05 or above to develop AH10PM-5A and AH20MC-5A.
*4. The functions and specifications mentioned above are only applicable to ISPSoft version 2.00 or above. The
older versions are not equipped with the complete functions.
3.1.1

Installing ISPSoft

If an older version of ISPSoft has been installed on a computer, users have to uninstall it before install ISPSoft.
Pleases refer to section 3.1.2 for more information about uninstalling ISPSoft. The following are the steps of

installing ISPSoft.

(1)
Start the Windows 2000/NT/Me/XP/Vista/7 operating system.
(2)
Put the ISPSoft CD in the CD-ROM drive, or download the installation program from
http://www.delta.com.tw/ch/index.asp. (Before the installation program downloaded from the website is
installed, it has to be decompressed.)
3 - 2
System requirement
One of them is used, but a PLC which is
connected must have a corresponding
port. (*1)