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8. SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
8.1 Windows Tune Program
To run the Windows Tune program, click the ER3000 (CVI) icon.
The Tune program is an all encompassing software package which allows the
user to address any ER3000 Controller on the RS485 network and provides easy
tuning of the ER3000's. Additionally, the Tune program allows you to monitor
system operation, alter profiles, specify failsafe limits, enable password
protection, read/write internal variables, acquire data, and review previously
acquired data.
The basic screens available are; Signal Generator, Plot, Tuning, Profile, Pulse,
Failsafe, Data Acquisition, Dacq View, Miscellaneous, Read/Write, and
Password.
For more information on the Windows Tune program, see section 6, Tuning
Procedure, which uses the Windows Tune Program to explain how to tune the
ER3000. Information is also available on the Windows Tune program Help
Screens. The help screens are accessed by the Help Menu in the ER3000
Control Window. To access help on a particular Window, right click on the
mouse while that Window is highlighted. To get a printout of the Windows Help
Screens use the file MANUAL.RTF in the MANUAL subdirectory.
8.2 Windows Example Programs
In the WIN16 and WIN32 directories there are four subdirectories of Windows
programs - LabVIEW, Visual Basic, LabWindows (CVI), and "C". In the
windows directory (i.e. \WINDOWS) there are two files (tescom.dll, tescom.ini)
which are used with any Windows program (see README.DOC file for more
information).
The files in the corresponding subdirectories contain simple programs in the
LabVIEW, Visual Basic, LabWindows (CVI), and "C" languages, illustrating
the use of the tescom.dll (Dynamic Link Library).
There are also two subdirectories, DLL and DLL32.
The files in these
directories are used to create the 16 and 32 bit versions of the Tescom DLL.
8.3 Tescom Protocol (Provides Custom Software Support)
The Tescom Protocol used to interface to the ER3000 is non-proprietary. A
description of the protocol is given in PROTOCOL.DOC in the subdirectory
TESCOM2\LIBRARY.
Typically programmers can use the DOS-based library or the Windows-based
DLL provided to aid in communicating to the ER3000.
However, not all
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