User`s guide

Overview
Specifications - Hardware and Software Requirements
8 UMC800 Control Builder User’s Guide Release E
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Signal tags
Each Analog signal flow line of the configuration may be labeled with an 8-character name, 4-character
engineering unit definition, and may have a decimal point location specified.
Digital signal lines may be identified with an 8-character name and 6-character ON and OFF label. Line
descriptions are used by the operator interface to present on-line status.
All signal tags are available for selection to be applied to standard O/I screens.
In addition, a 16-character description is available for digital data used in alarms and events for on-line
monitoring and with the data storage feature.
Existing configuration
Control Builder software may also be used to reconstruct an existing controller configuration by uploading
the configuration from the controller for maintenance or diagnostic purposes. Security may be applied to
configurations to develop view only files.
Specifications - Hardware and Software Requirements
Introduction
Table 1 contains the hardware and software specifications for the UMC800 Control Builder.
Table 1 Control Builder hardware and software requirements
Specification Description
PC Requirements The Control Builder operates on any computer platform that meets the
program’s minimum specification requirements
CPU: 80486, 66MHz
Operating System: Windows ’95, ‘98 or Windows NT
Display Color: VGA or greater screen resolution
Pointing Device: Mouse, Trackball or compatible device
RAM: 16MB Minimum
Disk Drive (optional): 3.5 inch, 1.44 megabytes
Ports: Dedicated RS232
System Interconnection Connected to the controller through its dedicated RS232 Port. (COM1 -
COM4)
Maximum Distance between Controller
File and PC: 50 Feet
Cable Type: Standard 9 Pin null modemRS232
Cable Termination: 9-pin “D” connector
Configuration
Off-line Configuration
On-line Monitoring allows the user to test the developed configuration.
Modem
PC Interface: Supports Microsoft Windows Telephony API (TAPI) device
independent modem communications. Baud rate = 9600.
Controller Interface: Connects to the controller RS-232 configuration
port. Some commercially available modems with equivalent
specifications to those validated should function with the UMC800
controller. The following modems have been validated: 3COM US
Robotics 56K Data/Fax External Modem, Zoom 56K Dualmode External
Modem, Best Data 56SX Data Fax External Modem, Sixnet VT-MODEM
Industrial External Modem.