Komatsu 830E-AC Shop Manual page 847

PC SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
PC Overview
The PC software has several basic functions:
• Configure the PLMIII system on the truck.
• Troubleshoot and check the PLMIII system.
• Download data from the PLMIII system.
• Analyze data from the payload systems.
Configuration, troubleshooting and downloading
require a serial connection to the payload meter on
the truck. Analysis can be done at any time without a
connection to the payload meter.
Payload data is downloaded from several trucks into
one database on the PC. The database can be que-
ried to look at the entire fleet, one truck or truck
model. The data can be graphed, reported, imported
or exported. The export feature can take payload
data and save it in a format that spreadsheet pro-
grams like Excel or word processing programs can
easily import.
System Configuration
PLMIII needs to be configured for operation when it
is first installed on the truck. This process requires
several steps and uses the laptop computer to make
the necessary settings. The setup procedure can be
broken down into several steps:
• Connecting the laptop to the PLMIII system.
• Starting communications
• Setting the time & date
• Setting the truck type
• Setting the truck ID
• Setting the speedometer/display gauge units
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Installing the PLMIII Software
The CD ROM containing the Payload Data Manage-
ment (PDM) Software will automatically begin instal-
lation when it is inserted into the drive on the PC. If
this does not happen, the software can be installed
by running the Setup.exe program on the CD ROM.
The minimum PC requirements for running the soft-
ware is a Pentium 133Mhz with 64 MB of ram and at
least 300 MB of free hard drive space available. For
improved performance, the recommended PC would
be a Celeron, AMD K6-2 or better processor with 128
MB of ram running at 400 Mhz. The PDM Software
uses a powerful database to manipulate the large
amounts of data gathered from the PLMIII system.
Using a more powerful computer and added memory
to run the software can result in a significant improve-
ment in performance. The software is written to use a
minimum 800x600 screen resolution.
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