User Manual Copyright SpecView 1994 - 2007 3.04 For SpecView Version 2.5 Build #830/32 Disclaimer SpecView software communicates with industrial instrumentation and displays and stores the information it receives. It is always possible that the data being displayed, stored or adjusted is not as expected. ERRORS IN THE DATABASE OR ELSEWHERE MEAN THAT YOU COULD BE READING OR ADJUSTING SOMETHING OTHER THAN THAT WHICH YOU EXPECT! Safety devices must ALWAYS be used so that safe operation of equipment is assured even if incorrect data is read by or sent from SpecView. SpecView itself MUST NOT BE USED IN ANY WAY AS A SAFETY DEVICE! SpecView will not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by incorrect use or operation, even if caused by errors in programs supplied by SpecView Corporation. Warranties & Trademarks This document is for information only and is subject to change without prior notice. SpecView is a registered trademark of SpecView Corporation Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright 1995-2007 by SpecView Corporation. All Rights Reserved. This document was produced using HelpAndManual. I Contents I Table of Contents Foreword 0 1 Installation 1 1.1 Instrument................................................................................................................................... Installation and Wiring 1 1.2 Instrument................................................................................................................................... Settings 2 1.3 RS422/EIA422................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 RS485/EIA485................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Ethernet and................................................................................................................................... TCP/IP 3 1.6 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................... Instrument Communication 3 1.7 Connections................................................................................................................................... for SpecView Networking 5 1.8 Installing SpecView................................................................................................................................... 6 1.9 Upgrading................................................................................................................................... SpecView from a previous version 9 2 Quick Start Guide 11 2.1 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Introduction 11 2.2 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Starting SpecView 12 2.3 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Manual Configuration 13 2.4 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - For Instruments using the Modbus Protocol 16 2.5 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Automatically detect instruments and display instrument views 17 2.6 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Add a variable to the GDW 20 2.7 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Draw a trend chart 23 2.8 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Define a second GDW 25 2.9 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Add buttons to switch between GDW's 26 2.10 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - Add a Bar chart 27 2.11 Quick Start................................................................................................................................... - See how it works in Runtime mode 28 3 SpecView Networking 30 3.1 Setting up................................................................................................................................... SpecView Networking 30 3.2 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking - Local 31 3.3 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking - Remote 32 3.4 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking - Via Modems 36 3.5 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking via Modem - Setup 37 3.6 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking via Modem - Failure 38 3.7 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking via Modem - Using HyperTerminal 39 Copyright SpecView 1994 - 2007 II SpecView32 Main Help II 3.8 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking via Modem - Modem Types 41 3.9 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking via Modem - TAPI Versions 42 3.10 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking - Runtime Functions (on Remote) 42 3.11 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking - Runtime Functions (on Local) 43 3.12 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking - Troubleshooting 43 3.13 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Networking - Minimum Requirements 44 4 Starting SpecView and Instrument Definition/Detection 45 4.1 Starting SpecView................................................................................................................................... 45 4.2 Archive and................................................................................................................................... Restore 47 4.3 Restore -................................................................................................................................... Overwrite Configuration Warning 49 4.4 SpecView................................................................................................................................... Command Line Options 49 4.5 Instrument................................................................................................................................... Definition/Detection 50 4.6 Manually................................................................................................................................... Defining Instruments 50 4.7 For Instruments................................................................................................................................... using the Modbus Protocol 53 4.8 Automatic................................................................................................................................... Instrument Detection 54 4.9 TCP/IP Auto................................................................................................................................... Detection 56 4.10 Add/Rename................................................................................................................................... Instruments 58 4.11 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................... Instrument Communication 59 4.12 Using a BarCode................................................................................................................................... Scanner with SpecView 61 4.13 HC900 HCDesigner................................................................................................................................... Modbus Map Import 63 5 Using SpecView 67 5.1 Runtime ...................................................................................................................................Mode 67 5.2 Data Entry..................................................................................................................................