Important Product Information 1 GFK-2265 READ THIS INFORMATION FIRST Product: Logic Developer PDA (LD-PDA) Release 1.0 CATALOG DESCRIPTION NUMBER BC646MPH001 Logic Developer PDA – Single License Includes SAFE software maintenance for 1 year BC646MPH010 Logic Developer PDA – 10 Pack License Includes SAFE software maintenance for 1 year BC646MPH101 Logic Developer PDA – Single License with cable adapters Includes SAFE software maintenance for 1 year BC646MPHSBA Logic Developer PDA – Site License Base Includes SAFE software maintenance for 1 year Must include the number of site license seats that are required (IC646MPHS01) on the same order BC646MPHS01 Logic Developer PDA – Site License single (1) seat, purchased in conjunction with BC646MPHSBA Product Summary The new CIMPLICITY® Machine Edition™ Logic Developer PDA software allows you to interface a Palm™ handheld device to any GE Fanuc Series 90™ and VersaMax® PLCs. With Logic Developer PDA, you can perform PLC monitoring, diagnostics, and maintenance from any PLC location in the manufacturing facility - saving you time and increasing productivity. Designed for Palm PDAs running on Palm OS 4.0 or greater, Logic Developer PDA Version 1.0 is a PLC Data View version of the software that displays vital information about a PLC so that you can quickly and easily assess a PLC's current state and take any corrective action needed. The functionality for Version 1.00 includes: • View default reference tables • View and modify I/O states (including Force On and Force Off) and register values • Access such PLC specifications as CPU model and revision • View and modify PLC CPU Run/Stop state • Create and modify variable lists • Transfer variable lists to and from the PDA using the Shared Name File (SNF) format. You can create these variable lists using VersaPro or CIMPLICITY Machine Edition Logic Developer PLC programming software • View and clear PLC and I/O fault tables • View list of forced PLC references 2 Important Product Information GFK-2265 • Read/write/verify PLC RAM memory and Flash memory • Log information to a Palm memo pad: fault table details, list of forced references, and PLC information Logic Developer PDA uses the Series Ninety Protocol (SNP) networking standard to connect to any Series 90 and VersaMax PLC via the PLC's serial port. System Requirements In order to install Logic Developer PDA, you need to have the following items setup. • A desktop or laptop computer with a supported version of the Palm Desktop Manager software (version 3.0 or higher) and Hotsync manager (version 3.1 or higher) installed • A Hotsync cable or cradle to connect your computer to your PDA – for the purposes of installing the Logic Developer PDA software on your PDA, you may Hotsync either by RS-232 connection, USB connection, or any other valid Hotsync connection method you already have setup between the PDA and your PC. Note – the time required to install LD-PDA on your PDA will be a function of the speed of your Hotsync connection and can vary from a few seconds (USB) to over a minute (serial) to several minutes (slow serial, modem, IR, or very large Variable List/large # of Variable Lists). • A PDA with a supported version Palm Operating System (Palm OS version 4.0 or higher). The list of supported PDAs includes: Palm Tungsten, i705, m515, m500, m130, m125, m505, Vx, V, IIIc, IIIxe, IIIx, and III. • On Windows NT / 2000 / XP based computers you must be logged in as an administrator, otherwise the Logic Developer PDA conduit will not be installed and setup properly which will prevent transferring PLC variable lists between the desktop computer and the PDA. Note Before running the Logic Developer PDA installation program, you should insure that you can successfully perform Hotsync operations between your PDA and your computer. If you cannot successfully perform a Hotsync between your PDA and your desktop computer, you should NOT proceed with the Logic Developer PDA installation. Refer to your Palm hardware and software documentation and support resources to establish a successful Hotsync session before proceeding. Do not contact GE Fanuc Technical Support for assistance with your Palm PDA hardware and Desktop software – your PDA hardware provider should be able to help you establish a successful Hotsync session. Important Product Information 3 GFK-2265 Installing Logic Developer PDA To install Logic Developer PDA, the user must perform the following steps: 1. Install Logic Developer PDA software on PC 2. Hotsync the Palm Device with the PC to install the Logic Developer PDA application on the PDA. 3. Authorize the Logic Developer PDA software To install the Logic Developer PDA software on your PC, run the setup.exe installation program found on your Logic Developer PDA CD –or- found in your files downloaded from the GE Fanuc web site. The installation program will open with a splash screen, followed by a welcoming screen. 4 Important Product Information GFK-2265 Clicking Next on the Welcome screen displays the Logic Developer PDA license agreement. You must click “Yes” to indicate your acceptance of the license agreement to continue installing the product. Read the license agreement carefully and if you do not agree to be bound by the license agreement, clicking No will exit the installation program and not install any files on the target computer. Once you have accepted the license agreement, you will be asked for the location on your computer where you would like the Logic Developer PDA binary files for the PDA to be installed. This location will also determine the location where the default Variable List will be installed and the default location for the Logic Developer PDA to use for your Variable Lists. The default location for Logic Developer PDA is the operating system drive and the folder \Program Files\GE Fanuc Automation\Logic Developer PDA. Important Product Information 5 GFK-2265 Next, the installation program will summarize where it will be installing the product files on your PC. The installation program determines where your Palm Hotsync manager software is installed on your PC and installs the Logic Developer PDA conduit in the same directory. This location cannot be changed. The Logic Developer PDA binary files for installation on your PDA are installed in the directory chosen by the user during the installation process. When you click Next, the installation program will copy the necessary files to your PC and then setup your Palm Desktop Manager’s Install Tool so that the Logic Developer PDA binary files will be installed to your PDA the next time you Hotsync your PDA. If you have more than one PDA that you Hotsync with your computer, then you will be presented with a screen that asks you to pick the target PDA name that you will be Hotsyncing with as shown below: If you only have one PDA that you Hotsync with your PC then you will see the following screen summarizing the files to be installed on your PDA. The Palm Install Tool provides this screen. We strongly suggest that you NOT change any of the settings regarding which files will be installed. Failure to install all of the required files could result in certain functionality not being available on the PDA. 6 Important Product Information GFK-2265 Click the Done button to dismiss the above screen, confirming that you will be installing the Logic Developer PDA files to your PDA during your next Hotsync session. If you do NOT see the Install Tool screen above presented during your installation, then there is likely a problem with your Palm Desktop Manager application. Refer to your Palm Desktop Manager documentation on the Install Tool on how to run the Install Tool manually. If you can run the Palm Install Tool manually on your PC but the Logic Developer PDA installation program does not launch the install tool as shown above, please contact GE Fanuc Technical support. The final step in the installation of Logic Developer PDA notifies the Palm Hotsync manager of the presence of the Logic Developer PDA conduit DLL. This step takes a few seconds during which the Logic Developer PDA application installation program will be shown and the cursor will appear as an hourglass. Once the installation process is complete, a screen indicating success will be shown. Important Product Information 7 GFK-2265 How to Authorize the Logic Developer Software on the PDA To authorize the Logic Developer PDA software, you will need the following: 1. Logic Developer PDA loaded onto your target PDA 2. A product serial number that came with your purchase 3. Access to the Internet, telephone/fax access, or email. To authorize your software, on your PDA 1. Run the LD-PDA application and from the Main Screen tap on the About Button that will bring up the About Box as shown below: 2. Tap on the Authorize button to bring up the Authorization page as shown in the next step. 3. Enter your Serial Number and tap the “Enter S/N” button 8 Important Product Information GFK-2265 4. A Site Code will be displayed as shown below. Record this string carefully and contact the GE Fanuc Authorization center by: Email: [email protected] Phone: 800-647-4196 Fax: 780-420-2049 Web: www.gefanuc.com/totalcontrol/authorize.html 5. The GE Fanuc registration center will provide you a Site Key string. 6. On the Authorization page on the LD-PDA application on your PDA, enter the Site Key string carefully, INCLUDING DASHES in the format xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. 7. Tap the Authorize button. If your Site Key is valid, a page will appear indicating that the registration was a success and that a Palm Memo Pad entry has been created.