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24 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 5
Omni Control components require Med-PC 6 version or newer to run. The biggest user experience differences
are in the Med-PC Configuration utility, without which there are several key instructions missing for the component
operation.
Upgraded license packages are available for legacy users of Med-PC 5. Your purchase of Med-PC 6 comes with
1-year software maintenance and Med-PC 5 purchased within one year of the release of Med-PC 6 will be
upgraded to versions released within their maintenance period.
For a more complete information on installing and operating Med-PC, read or download the Med-PC User's
Manual DOC-303 from www.med-associates.com/resources/manuals/.
Migrating from Med-PC 5 to Med-PC 6
For those who used Med-PC versions 4 or 5 and are upgrading to Med-PC 6 to run OmniCtrl equipment, many
of the settings will be migrated automatically. For those who wish to follow the process through and check for
completeness we have included the following guide for migrating your files, protocols, macros, and data to the
new version of the software.
I.
Install MED-PC 6 using the installation media provided.
II. Run the MED-PC Hardware Configuration program for MED-PC 6.
A.
Add input and output cards to the onscreen representation of an interface rack until it matches the
actual physical rack.
B.
Add additional racks and cards as necessary.
C.
Map the input and output cards to boxes (chambers) as desired.
D.
Save the hardware configuration and exit the utility.
1.
III. Copy any custom code from the old "MED-PC (IV)\User.PAS" file into the new "MED-PC\User.PAS" file:
A.
Copy any .HED and .BOD files listed in the old User.PAS into the new User.PAS.
1.
2.
3.
B.
Copy the .HED and .BOD files from the old "MED-PC (IV or V)" folder into the new "MED-PC"
folder.
C.
Copy any User created custom routines that are not contained in the previously mentioned .HED
and .BOD files from the old User.PAS file into the new User.PAS file.
IV. Copy any custom code from the old <MED-PC (IV)\Backproc.PAS> file into the new
PC\Backproc.PAS> file.
V. Copy any MSN programs that are still being used from the old "MED-PC (IV)\MPC" folder into the new
"MED-PC\MPC" folder.
VI. Copy any Macros that are still being used from the old "MED-PC (IV)\Macro" folder into the new "MED-
PC\Macro" folder.
VII. Translate the MSN programs using Trans.
A.
In order to run an MSN protocol in Med-PC it must first be translated from human-readable text
in an a .MPC file into machine-readable protocols for Med-PC. To do this, open the Trans utility.
You will find this file in the Med-PC folder in a standard installation.
B.
In Trans, open the file with your code or create a new file to code directly into the Trans window.
You can do this by either clicking the Open Folder icon in the quick access tool bar, or through
the File menu with the Open option. Navigate to the file in the navigator window, select it and
press the "Open" button on the bottom right.
SOFTWARE
For more information on creating hardware configuration files please see the MED-PC®
User's manual, DOC-303.
Open the old User.PAS and the new User.PAS files in a text editor (Example: Notepad).
Copy any .HED files listed under the <{"Place $I Filename.HED files here."}> section.
Copy any .BOD files listed under the <{"Place $I Filename.BOD files here."}> section.
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