Hardware Requirements; Operating Systems; Installation Under Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / Nt / Xp - Kollmorgen SERVOSTAR 640 Instruction Manual

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9.2.1.3

Hardware requirements

The PC interface (X6, RS232) of the servo amplifier is connected to the serial interface of the PC by
a null-modem cable (not a null-modem link cable !) (ð p. 68).
Connect / disconnect the interface cable only when the supply is switched off for
both the PC and the servo amplifier.
The interface in the servo amplifier is electrically isolated by an optocoupler, and is at the same
potential as the CANopen interface.
Minimum requirements for the PC:
9.2.1.4

Operating systems

WINDOWS 95(c) / 98 / 2000 / ME / NT / XP
DRIVE.EXE is executable under WINDOWS 95(c) / 98 / 2000 / ME / NT 4.0 / XP.
The HTML help system is not available under WINDOWS 95a and 95b.
WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS 3.xx, DOS, OS2
DRIVE.EXE is not executable under WINDOWS 3.xx, DOS and OS2.
In emergency, operation is possible through an ASCII terminal emulation (without user-interface).
Interface settings : 9600 bps, no parity, no handshake
Unix, Linux
The software function has not been tested running within Unix or Linux.
WINDOWS VISTA, WINDOWS 7
DRIVE.EXE is not tested with WINDOWS VISTA and WINDOWS 7.
9.2.2

Installation under WINDOWS 95 / 98 / 2000 / ME / NT / XP

The CD-ROM includes an installation program for the setup software.
Installation
Autostart function activated:
Insert the CD-ROM into a free drive. A window with the start screen opens. There you find a link to
the setup software DRIVE.EXE. Click it and follow the instructions.
Autostart function deactivated:
Insert the CD-ROM into a free drive. Click on START (task bar), then on Run. Enter the program
call: x:\index.htm (x = correct CD drive letter).
Click OK and proceed as described above.
Connection to the serial interface of the PC
Connect the interface cable to a serial interface on your PC and the PC interface (X6) of the
SERVOSTAR 640/670 (ð p. 68).
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SERVOSTAR 640/670 Instructions Manual
Processor :
Operating system :
Graphics adapter :
Drives :
Main memory :
Interface :
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Pentium I or higher
WINDOWS 95(c) / 98 / 2000 / ME / NT4.0 / XP
Windows compatible, color
hard disk with at least 10 MB free space
CD-ROM drive
at least 8MB
one free serial interface (COM1...COM10)
Setup
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