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IPI, Logicmaster 90-70 S/W Pkg, V7.02 Pgmr and Conf, GFK-0350W April 17, 1988 GFK-0350W IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION READ THIS INFORMATION FIRST Product: Logicmastert 90-70 Software Package, Version 7.02 Programmer and Configurator IC641SWP701U – 3.5-inch 2DD, 5.25-inch 2S/HD (WSI Version) IC641SWP706M– 3.5-inch 2DD (Standard Serial COM Port Version) IC641SWP703N – Demonstration Package (Standard Serial COM Port Version) IC641SWP731C – Sequential Function Chart (SFC) Programmer Read this document before installing or attempting to use Logicmastert 90-70 programmer and configurator software with your Series 90t-70 PLC system. For more information, refer to GFK-0263, GFK-0265, GFK-0854, or the README.TXT file on the master diskette. Release 7.02 of the Logicmaster 90-70 programmer and configurator software packages provides logic programming and configuration for the Series 90-70 PLC. Beginning with Release 5.00, Sequential Function Chart programming capability is available by ordering the desired Logicmaster 90-70 communications version and the SFC Programmer Option diskette (IC641SWP731). Release 7.02 corrects problems that existed in earlier software. These problems are listed in the “Problems Resolved by Release 7.02” section. Release 7.02 allows you to configure the new CGR935 CPUs as well as several new CPX models. Release 7.02 also provides folder conversion from certain earlier models of CPUs to corresponding CPX models. For more information about the new features, refer to the “New Features Introduced in Release 7.02” section. Folders created with all earlier releases of Logicmaster 90-70 are upwardly compatible. Release 7.02 of Logicmaster 90-70 software is compatible with Logicmaster 90-70 Release 4.01 or later and and with Release 7.80 and earlier CPUs. However, some new features found in Release 7.02 of Logicmaster 90-70 software require an upgrade of CPU firmware to Release 7.80 to be fully available. If a Genius Bus Controller is used with this release of Logicmaster 90-70 software, the Genius Bus Controller must be Release 3.0 or later. For more information, refer to the “Using Release 7.02 Software with a Release 7.80 or Earlier CPU” section of this document. Special Operating System Compatibility Note: This version of Logicmaster will not install in a MS-DOS box under Windows NTr or Windowsr 95. Refer to “Logicmaster 90-70 Installation” on page 3 for installation instructions. r Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 2 Important Product Information GFK-0350W Operational Notes 1. Compatibility with Earlier Releases: Folders created with all earlier releases of Logicmaster 90-70 software are upwardly compatible. Folders created with Release 7.02 of Logicmaster 90-70 software are compatible with Release 4.01 or later of Logicmaster 90-70 software. CAUTION Once a logic program or configuration is created or modified with Release 7.02 of Logicmaster 90-70 software, it cannot be used with Release 3 or earlier of Logicmaster 90-70 software. Also, once a logic program or configuration is stored to a PLC using Release 7.02, the program must not be loaded by a software release earlier than Release 4.01. If you attempt to use a folder created in Release 7.02 of Logicmaster 90-70 software with Release 3.02 or earlier of Logicmaster 90-70 software, one of these two messages will be displayed: Folder contains files which are incompatible with this release. Program file corrupted. 2. System Requirements: A. The WSI version of Logicmaster 90-70 software requires a minimum of 545 K (558,080) bytes of available MS-DOS application memory in order to run. The Standard Serial COM Port version requires either a minimum of 590 K (604,160) bytes of available MS-DOS application memory, or 545 K (558,080) bytes of MS-DOS application memory plus an additional 49 kilobytes of High Memory Area (HMA), Upper Memory Blocks (UMB), or Expanded Memory (EMS) for the communications driver. For more information, refer to Chapter 7, Section 4, “Standard Serial COM Port,” in the Logicmaster 90-70 Programming Software User’s Manual, GFK-0263. For either version, a minimum 1024 kilobytes of Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory (LIM EMS 3.2 or higher) is required for optimum performance. If additional MS-DOS application memory is required, system software error ID: 0000 EX: 0000 will occur. Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to remove any device drivers and Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs in order to make more application memory available. For example, Logicmaster 90-70 software does not require the ANSI.SYS driver. B. The Logicmaster 90-70 software will occupy approximately 4 MB of disk space. Please make sure you have adequate space on your disk before attempting to install the software. C. MS-DOS 5.0 or later. D. An 80386 or higher computer. E. For the Standard Serial COM Port version, a computer with a serial COM port serviced by the National Semiconductor 16550 UART chip is recommended. Important Product Information 3 GFK-0350W 3. Logicmaster 90-70 Installation: For additional instructions on installing Logicmaster 90-70 software, refer to Chapter 2, “Operation,” in the Logicmaster 90-70 Programming Software User’s Manual, GFK-0263. Logicmaster 90-70 software is licensed to run on a single computer. If this is the initial installation, you must enter the serial number found on the back of your disks. The INSTALL disks are copy-protected. Since backup copies of these disks cannot be made, they should be used to install the software and then put in a safe place. Logicmaster 90 cannot be installed in a DOS box under Windows NT or Windows 95. A message will occur such as it cannot find the master disk or the target sector was not found. You will need to install Logicmaster 90 from MS-DOS before attempting to run Logicmaster 90 in a Windows NT or Windows 95 DOS box. If you do not have MS-DOS on your computer, you can temporarily reboot from a floppy drive with an MS-DOS system disk. If you have Windows 95, you can restart your computer in MS-DOS mode (from the Shutdown selection) before installing Logicmaster 90-70. After Logicmaster 90 is installed, you can run it from a DOS box under either Windows NT or Windows 95. There is a new version of Logicmaster (IC641SWP716) that was specifically designed as a DOS application that installs and works under Windows NT and Windows 95. This new version provides SNP or TCP/IP Ethernet communications to Series 90-70 PLCs and uses standard TCP/IP Windows drivers to provide maximum compatibility in a network environment. As a program designed for Windows NT and Windows 95, it consumes less of the system resources, easily handling the multitasking attributes of the Windows NT or Windows 95 operating system. For more information about this new product, call 1-800-GEFanuc. 4. SFC Programmer Installation: The Sequential Function Chart (SFC) Programmer diskette (IC641SWP731) updates Release 5 or later of Logicmaster 90-70 software to provide SFC programming capability. Release 5 or later of Logicmaster 90-70 software should be installed first. Then, install SFC from the SFC Programmer diskette by typing INSTALL. 5. Demo Version (IC641SWP703): The demo version of Logicmaster 90-70 software will install into the LM90DEMO directory on the hard disk specified during the INSTALL procedure. For example, if you specify that the demo version of software be installed on the C: drive, it will be installed in the C:\LM90DEMO directory. To run the demo software, enter the following at the MS-DOS prompt: C:>CD LM90DEMO C:>LM90DEMO The demo version is fully functional. However, the program size is limited to 750 bytes for _MAIN and 750 bytes per program block. 6. Running Logicmaster 90-70 Software from a Disk That Does Not Contain the Logicmaster 90-70 Software: If you need to run Logicmaster 90-70 software from a disk that does not contain the Logicmaster 90-70 software, set up the $PLCROOT environment variable in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to point to the location of the Logicmaster 90-70 software: SET $PLCROOT=(drive ID):\LM90 7. Ethernet Modules Configured with Logicmaster 90-70 6.01: The Series 90-70 Ethernet module (EM7) will not work properly if configured with Logicmaster 90-70 6.01. If you have configured an EM7 with Logicmaster 90-70 6.01 and you subsequently load that configuration from the PLC to the programmer, it will display the message: CONFIG NOT EQUAL. You must zoom into the EM7 configuration and record each field’s value, delete the EM7, then reconfigure it with Logicmaster 90-70 7.02 or later, and finally store the configuration back to the PLC. 4 Important Product Information GFK-0350W 8. Logicmaster 90 Performance: Logicmaster 90-70 software requires a CONFIG.SYS file with BUFFERS set to at least 15 (BUFFERS=15). To increase performance, the buffers should be increased. If you have MS-DOS 5.0 or later and load DOS High, you should be able to set buffers up to 48. This will help the performance of program searches, program loads, program stores, and other disk operations. Beginning with Release 4 of Logicmaster 90-70 software, the variable tables that were once in memory have been moved to disk. While up to 5000 nicknames are now allowed in the _MAIN variable declaration table, the performance of Logicmaster 90-70 software may be affected. For best performance, Lotus/Intel/MicrosoftExpanded Memory (EMM) Version 3.2 or higher of at least 1024 kilobytes and SMARTDRV should be provided. A memory manager is required for the Standard Serial COM Port version of Logicmaster 90-70 software.
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