User`s guide

Overview
Control Builder Software Overview
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Control Builder Software Overview
Introduction
All controller and operator interface configurations are performed using UMC800 Control Builder software
on a separate PC operating with Windows™ 95, 98 or Windows™ NT. All configuration is performed off-
line. With the computer disconnected from the controller and operator interface, configuration is
downloaded in a separate operation as a complete file through a dedicated RS-232 communication port on
the controller. Once a configuration is installed into the controller and operator interface, the “Control
Builder” software may be used to monitor areas of the configuration to verify proper operation.
Configuration development
Controller configuration development is performed using "Drag and Drop” techniques for positioning
graphic icons on a CRT display from a list of available functions. Signal flow connections from icon to
icon complete the controller configuration. The “Control Builder” software will create a graphic diagram 1
page high by 20 pages wide. The completed diagram may be printed on 20 pages of 8.5" x 11" papers.
Completed configurations may also be saved on a 3.5" floppy disk and loaded into the controller through an
optional 3.5" floppy disk drive in the operator interface unit, thus eliminating the need for a direct
connection of a PC to the controller.
See Figure 2 for an example of a typical configuration.
Figure 2 Sample configuration