dixell PROG TOOL User manual

PROG TOOL
User Manual
ver 2.7

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BEWARE
Dixell S.p.A. reserve to itself the right to modify this
instruction manual without any warning. Last
available can be downloaded from the internet site.
Carefully read this manual before to install and operate the PROG
TOOL series and follow the instruction exactly. We recommend to
keep it handy for quick reference.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS –READ BEFORE TO PROCEEDE IN THE USE OF
THIS MANUAL
Symbols
Installation and wiring
This symbol indicates a potentially hazardous operation/situation
that can result in injuries for the personnel and/or a damage for the
Inverter.
This symbol indicates high voltage and is used to call you attention
on operations that could be dangerous to you and other persons.
!

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INDEX
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS – READ BEFORE TO PROCEEDE IN THE USE OF THIS
MANUAL ............................................................................................... 2
1PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................4
2UsE OF PROG TOOL ...............................................................5
2.1 WIRING DIAGRAMS ................................................................................. 5
2.2 MEANING OF THE LEDS ......................................................................... 6
2.3 PROGRAMMING FROM HOT KEY TO HOT KEY................................... 7
2.4 PROGRAMMING FROM PC TO HOT KEY .............................................. 8
2.5 PROGRAMMING FROM PC TO CONTROLLER..................................... 9
2.5.1 WIRING OF A CONTROLLER EQUIPPED WITH RS485 SERIAL
COMMUNICATION PORT ............................................................... 10
2.5.2 WIRING OF A CONTROLLER without built- in RS485.................... 12
3easy prog ................................................................................13
3.1 HOW TO INSTALL EASY PROG ........................................................... 13
3.2 HOW TO RUN EASY PROG ................................................................... 16
3.3 HOW TO USE EASY PROG ................................................................... 17
3.3.1 HOW TO READ PARAMETERS FROM A CONTROLLER............. 18
3.3.2 HOW TO CREATE A NEW PARAMETER MAP.............................. 19
3.3.3 HOW TO MODIFY A PARAMETER MAP........................................ 21
3.3.4 HOW TO CREATE AN HOT KEY .................................................... 23
3.3.5 HOW TO PROGRAM A CONTROLLER.......................................... 24

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1 PACKAGE CONTENTS
In the PROG TOOL KIT are contained the following items:
A 1 PROG TOOL unit
B 1 CD-ROM with EASY PROG software and the instruction
manual
C 1 CAB/PTK2 cable (2 meters length)
D 1 CAB/PTK485 connect to output Rs485 (2 meters length)
E 1 CAB/SW 9-9 connect to the PC (1.8 meters length)
A
B
C
D
E

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2 USE OF PROG TOOL
PROG TOOL unit can be used to program HOT KEYs and to
interface Dixell controllers to a PC in order to modify their parameter
map by means of the EASY PROG software.
2.1 WIRING DIAGRAMS

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2.2 MEANING OF THE LEDS
PROG Tool is equipped with 3 LEDS used to signal its working
status.
TTL for HOT KEY to copy RS232 for PC connection
Power Supply
RS485 for
controllers
with RS485 on
board
TTL for Power
Supply of
controllers with
RS485 on board
TTL for Power Supply and
communication of
controllers without RS485
on board

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2.3 PROGRAMMING FROM HOT KEY TO HOT
KEY
This function allows to create copies of any HOT KEY already
programmed.
Connect the power supply to terminals 13 and 14 e check that the
“Power” Led is on.
1. Insert the origin HOT KEY into the connector located on the side
of the PROG TOOL
2. Insert HOT KEY to be programmed into the connector “Hot-Key
Copy” on the front of the PROG TOOL
3. Push the “Copy” button to start the transfer of data from the
origin HOT KEY to the new one. During this operation Led
“Copy” is blinking

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4. After few seconds Led “copy” stops blinking giving the result of
the operation:
Led “copy” RED = error during the programming of the HOT
KEY, repeat the operation and if needed replace the HOT KEY.
Led “copy” GREEN = operation successfully completed; the
Hot Key has been correctly programmed.
5. Remove the new Hot Key. Is possible to create more copies by
plugging other new Hot Key.
2.4 PROGRAMMING FROM PC TO HOT KEY
By using a PROG TOOL connected to a PC and the software EASY
PROG (included in the CD-Rom) is possible to create new Hot Key
to match our requirements.

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1. Using EASY PROG create a parameter map with the desired
values and copy it into PROG TOOL (see paragraph “HOW TO
CREATE AN HOT KEY ” at page 23).
2. Connect PROG TOOL to the PC using an RS232 serial cable
RS232 (like our CAB/SW 9-9)
3. Plug HOT KEY to be programmed into “Hot-Key Copy”
connector located on the front of the PROG TOOL
4. Push button “Copy” on the front of PROG TOOL; Led “copy”
starts blinking.
5. After few seconds Led “copy” stops blinking giving the result of
the operation:
Led “copy” RED = error during the programming of the HOT
KEY, repeat the operation and if needed replace the HOT KEY.
Led “copy” GREEN = operation successfully completed; the
Hot Key has been correctly programmed
6. Remove the new Hot Key.
NOTE: is now possible to create other copies of the Hot Key by
simply repeating the procedure from point 2 to 6
2.5 PROGRAMMING FROM PC TO
CONTROLLER
Use of PROG TOOL combined with software EASY PROG allows to
check and/or to modify the parameter map of a controller.
The controller has to be connected to PROG TOOL following one of
the wiring diagrams in the next pages (it varies according to the
presence or not of RS485 port on board the device) and it must be
verified the compatibility (model and software version) with EASY
PROG by looking to the table at page Errore. Il segnalibro non è
definito. of this manual.
NOTE: reading and/or writing of parameters is possible only with
those controllers equipped with RS485 or TTL serial communication
port. For the instruments not equipped with serial port (PRIME
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allowed.
2.5.1 WIRING OF A CONTROLLER EQUIPPED WITH RS485
SERIAL COMMUNICATION PORT
1. Using a 2 wire cable connect controller RS485 to RS485
terminals of PROG TOOL (16 and 17) taking care to respect the
+ and – polarity
2. With one of the 2 CAB/RS2 supplied with PROG TOOL KIT
connect the “+5V Supply” terminal located on one side of PROG
TOOL to TTL port of the controller. This grant the power Supply
to the controller without any additional wiring being required.

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3. Check that the serial address of the controller (parameter “Adr”)
is set to 1. If it doesn’t modify parameter setting.
NOTE: if the serial address is different from 1the communication
of the controller with PROG TOOL will not be possible at all.
4. Connect PROG TOOL to the PC by using an RS232 cable
(such as Dixell CAB/SW 9-9)
5. Now, by means of EASY PROG software is possible to check
and modify the parameter map of the device (see paragraph
HOW TO MODIFY A PARAMETER MAP" at page 21).

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2.5.2 WIRING OF A CONTROLLER WITHOUT BUILT- IN RS485
1. With one of the 2 CAB/RS2 supplied with PROG TOOL KIT
connect the “TTL” terminal located on one side of PROG TOOL
to TTL (Hot Key) port of the controller. This grant to the controller
both power supply and serial communication without any other
wiring being necessary.
2. Connect the PROG TOOL to the PC using an RS232 cable
(such as Dixell CAB/SW 9-9)
3. Check that the serial address of the controller (parameter “Adr”)
is set to 1. If it doesn’t modify parameter setting
4. Now, by means of EASY PROG software is possible to check
and modify the parameter map of the device (see paragraph
"HOW TO MODIFY A PARAMETER MAP" at page 21).

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3 EASY PROG
EASY PROG software, used in combination with PROG TOOL,
Allows the managing of the parameter map of DIXELL controllers.
With it is possible to:
•Create an HOT KEY (with the desired parameters values) to use
to program a Dixell controller
•Check the parameter map of a controller connected to the
PROG TOOL and modify it
•Create a file containing the parameters map of a controller. This
file can then be used by different user of PROG TOOL KIT to
program a controller.
3.1 HOW TO INSTALL EASY PROG
Once inserted the CD in the PC automatically appears the window
that allows the selection of the language for the installation
procedure and for the following use of the software.

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Select the language to access the installation menu:
the four possible choice are:
•Instruction manual: Allows to view and to print the instruction
manual (Acrobat Readerv5.0 or higher is required)
•Install EASY PROG: to proceed with EASY PROG software
installation
•Browse CD-Rom: to browse the CD-Rom
By choosing EASY PROG” the installing procedure starts.
Once selected the language is enough to follow the instruction on
the screen.
During the procedure you’ll be asked to install the package
“Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1”

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Select “Si” to proceed with the installation.
NOTE: “Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1” Must be installed. Without
this package it won’t be possible at all to use EASY PROG
To the question of installation of the support for language to press
“Si”.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: EASY PROG works only under
WINDOWS XP or WINDOWS 2000.

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3.2 HOW TO RUN EASY PROG
After the software is installed to start the program simply double
click on the icon EASY PROG on the desktop.
Immediately you’ll be asked to insert a password to access the
program
Since the first start 3 users are present. They have different access
rights to program:
•Admin: is the administrator user. It gives access to all the
functions of the program and to all the parameters of the
controllers. The password is: admin
•User: is the standard user. It can see/modify only small number
of parameters (only level PR1). The password is: user
•Guest: same as “User”, but the password is: guest
To start the program select the user you wish to use, type the
relative password and press OK.

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3.3 HOW TO USE EASY PROG
EASY PROG main window is divide into 3 zones:
1 The menu bar, contains the operative menu
2 The icon bar, with the icons relative to the most common
commands
3 The parameters window, which contains the parameters and
the relative descriptions
In this page is possible operates all the necessary action to create
or to modify a parameters map, to check the programming of an
instrument or to make a HOT KEY with the desired parameters
values.
Menu bar
Icon bar
Parameters window

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The first operation to do is to select the communication port of the
PC the PROG TOOL is connected to.
In the menu bar click on "Instruments" then on "serial COM". then
select the serial com port.
NOTE: reading and/or writing of parameters is possible only with
those controllers equipped with RS485 or TTL serial communication
port. For the instruments not equipped with serial port (PRIME
series and WING BASIC series) only the creation of HOT KEY is
allowed
3.3.1 HOW TO READ PARAMETERS FROM A CONTROLLER
To read the parameters map of a instrument connected to PROG
TOOL proceed as follows:
First of all check that the model and the software version of the
instrument are included in the table of compatibility present at
appendix “A” of this manual (page Errore. Il segnalibro non è
definito.).
Then connect the instrument to PROG TOOL following the
instructions of the paragraph 2.5 (page 9).
Click on the icon (open map from device) on the icon bar or
select “Read Device” from menu “File” in the menu bar.
the PROG TOOL will start to read the parameter map of the
controller, at the end operation it will be possible to modify the
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“HOW TO MODIFY A PARAMETER MAP".

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3.3.2 HOW TO CREATE A NEW PARAMETER MAP
To create a new parameters map to be used to program an
instrument or an Hot Key proceed as follows:
Check that the model and the software release of the instrument
are included in the compatibility table in appendix “A” of this manual
(page Errore. Il segnalibro non è definito.).
Connect the instrument to PROG TOOL following the instructions
present in paragraph 2.5 (page 9).
Click on the icon (open map from file) on the icon bar or select
“open file” from menu “File” in the menu bar.
Controller
software
release