FUTABA CIU-2 S-Link Troubleshooting guide

USB INTERFACE
The operating parameters of S-Link compatible programmable servos can be
changed by using this S-Link program. However, this software is used in the
state in which the computer and servos were connected by using the separately
sold CIU-2 USB adapter, servo battery, and PC-Link adapter (or S-BUS hub).
*Note: The S-Link program is for Windows7/Vista/XP use and is not
compatible with other OS.
*Note: This S-Link program is not compatible with the S907*SB Series and
S3171SB.
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S-Link program installation ...............................................................P4
S-Link program removal (uninstall)..................................................P6
How to use the S-Link program.........................................................P8
Parameters setup screen operation....................................................P9
Description of function of each parameter......................................P14
Other menus.......................................................................................P21
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1M23Z03102
S-Link Program Manual

2
S-Link
Click "Extract all files".
Double click Zip file "S-Link_En_V1001".
Click the "Finish".
Click the "Next".
Confirm the extraction destination.
(Zip file S-Link_En_V1001 save location.)
Click the "Next".
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1. 7ITH7INDOWS6ISTA80DOUBLECLICKlLE3,INK?%N?6TODISPLAYITSCONTENTS
2. #LICK%XTRACTALLlLES4HE%XTRACTION7IZARDLAUNCHES
3. %XTRACTDECOMPRESS:IPlLE3,INK?%N?6TOTHESAMELOCATIONASTHE:IP
lLESTORAGELOCATION
([amSlH )or :inGoZV ;P

3
S-Link
Click the "Extract".
Click "Extract all files".
Double click Zip file "S-Link_En_V1001".
Confirm the extraction destination.
(Zip file S-Link_En_V1001 save location.)
*Example: For Windows 7
or Windows Vista
*Example: For Windows XP
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([WraFWHG GHFomSrHVVHG ÀlHFonÀrmaWion
,ETSCONlRMTHEEXTRACTEDDECOMPRESSEDlLE
1. !TTHEENDOFEXTRACTIONDECOMPRESSIONAFOLDERNAMED3,INK?%N?6LIKE
THATSHOWNBELOWISCREATED
2. $OUBLECLICK3,INK?%N?64HECONTENTSOFTHEFOLDERAREDISPLAYED

4
S-Link
Click the "Accept"
Click the "Next"
S-Link Srogram inVWallaWion
"EFOREINSTALLINGTHE3,INKPROGRAMCONFIRMTHATALLOTHERAPPLICATIONSARECLOSED
#LOSEALLVIRUSCHECKANDOTHERRESIDENTPROGRAMSIFANY
4HISPROGRAMNEEDS-ICROSOFT.%4&RAMEWOWK
)F.%4&RAMEWORKISNOTINSTALLEDINYOURCOMPUTERITISDOWNLOADEDANDINSTALLED
FROMTHE)NTERNETAUTOMATICALLY
0LEASENOTEYOURCOMPUTERMUSTBECONNECTEDTOTHE)NTERNET
4.!FTER7ELCOMETHE3,INK3ETUP7IZARDWINDOWAPPEARSCLICK.EXT
1. 3ELECTANDDOUBLECLICKTHEFOLDERNAMED
3,INK?%N?6CREATEDBYDOWNLOADED
:IPFILEEXTRACTIONDECOMPRESSION4HE
CONTENTSOFTHEFOLDERAREDISPLAYED
2. $OUBLECLICKTHE%8%lLENAMEDSETUP
3. )F.%4&RAMEFORWK3ETUPWINDOW
APPEARSCLICK!CCEPT
 .%4&RAMEFORWKISDOWNLOADEDAND
INSTALLEDFROMTHE)NTERNETAUTOMATICALLY

5
S-Link
Click the"Next"
Click the"Next"
Confirm the program save folder at "Folder:". To
change the save destination, click "Brewse..." and
specify the folder which is to save the program.
Chosen to install this program for "Just me",
or for "Everyone".
Click the "Close"
5. #HOSENTOINSTALLTHISPROGRAMFOR*USTMEORFOR%VERYONE#ONFIRMTHE
PROGRAMFOLDERSAVEDESTINATIONAT&OLDERANDCLICK.EXT4OCHANGETHE
DIRECTORYCLICK"ROWSEAND
SPECIFYTHEFOLDERWHICHISTO
SAVETHEPROGRAMANDTHEN
CLICK.EXT
6. !FTER#ONlRM)NSTALLATIONWINDOWAPPEARSCLICK.EXT
7. !FTER)NSTALLATION#OMPLETEISDISPLAYEDCLICK#LOSE
 4HEABOVECOMPLETES3,INKPROGRAMINSTALLATION

6
S-Link
Click the "Remove".
Click the "Yes".
S-Link Srogram rHmoYal uninVWall
([amSlH )or :inGoZV ;P
4OREMOVEUNINSTALLTHE3,INKPROGRAMFROMTHECOMPUTERUSETHE7INDOWS!DD
2EMOVE0ROGRAMSFUNCTION3INCETHEOPERATIONMETHODDIFFERSWITHTHE/3USED
REFERTO7INDOWSHELPETC
1. /PEN#ONTROL0ANELFROMTHE3TARTBUTTONATTHEBOTTOMRIGHTSIDEOFTHE
7INDOWS80DESKTOP
2. ,AUNCH!DD2EMOVE0ROGRAMSFROMTHEOPENED#ONTROL0ANEL
3. !FTER!DD2EMOVE0ROGRAMSISDISPLAYEDSELECT3,INKANDCLICKTHE#HANGE
2EMOVE
4. !REYOUSUREYOUWANTTOCOMPLETELYREMOVE3,INKANDALLOFITSCOMPONENTSIS
DISPLAYED#LICKTHE9ES
5. 4HISCOMPLETESREMOVALUNINSTALLOFTHE3,INKPROGRAM
([amSlH )or :inGoZV or :inGoZV 9iVWa
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DOWNLOADED:IPFILEEXTRACTIONDECOMPRESSION4HECONTENTSOFTHEFOLDERARE
DISPLAYED
2. $OUBLECLICKTHE%8%lLENAMED3,INK3ETUPEN

7
S-Link
Click the "Remove S-Link".
Click the "Close".
Click the "Finish".
3. !FTERTHE7ELCOMETOTHE3,INK3ETUP7IZARDWINDOWOPENSSELECT2EMOVE
3,INKANDCLICK&INISH
4. !FTERTHE2EMOVING3,INKWINDOWOPENSANDTHE)NSTALLATION#OMPLETESCREEN
APPEARSCLICK#LOSE4HISCOMPLETES3,INKPROGRAMREMOVALUNINSTALL

8
S-Link
S-Link Shortcut an
icon
PC link adapter (or S.BUS)
Programmable servo
(to Servo's battery)
Connect to a computer USB port
CIU-2 lamp of the
screen lights green
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,nVWalling WKH &,8-GHYiFH GriYHr
!#)553"ADAPTERISNECESSARYTOEXECUTETHISSOFTWARE"EFOREUSINGTHISSOFTWARE
PLEASEINSTALLTHE#)5DEVICEDRIVER)FTHE#)553"DEVICEDRIVERHASALREADYBEEN
INSTALLEDADVANCETOTHENEXTSTEP
*The CIU-2 device driver is available at the download corner of your Futaba impoter's home page.
&,8-anGVHrYo FonnHFWion
1.
#ONNECTTHE#)5TOTHE53"PORTOFTHE
COMPUTERTOBEUSED4HE#)5,%$LIGHTSGREEN
2. #ONNECTTHE0#LINKADAPTEROR3"53HUBTO
THE#)5
3. #ONNECTTHESERVOTOTHE0#LINKADAPTEROR
3"53HUB
4. &INALLYCONNECTINBATTERYORDER
Note: When connecting and setting another servo disconnect the
battery with the CIU-2 inserted at the USB port of the computer,
connect the next servo, and then reconnect the battery.
SWarWing WKH S-Link Srogram
1. )NTHESTATEINWHICHTHESERVOWASCONNECTEDTOACOMPUTERBYTHE
PREVIOUSLYDESCRIBEDCONNECTIONMETHODDOUBLECLICKTHE3,INK
3HORTCUTICON
2. 4HEPARAMETERSSETUPSCREENSHOWNBELOWAPPEARSANDTHE#)5
LAMPOFTHESCREENLIGHTSGREEN
 7HENTHE#)5LAMPOFTHESCREENDIDNOTLIGHTGREENANDTHEFOLLOWINGMESSAGE
WASDISPLAYEDTHE#)5ISNOTPROPERLYCONNECTEDTOTHECOMPUTER#LICK/+AND
CHECKTHECONNECTION

9
S-Link
Tick ID Enableand input servo ID.
Automatically display the ID.
The Servo lamp on the
screen lights green.
The Servo lamp on the
screen lights green.
Click the "Connect".
Click the "Connect".
&onnHFWing WKH S-Link Srogram anGVHrYo
7HENCONNECTINGANDSETTINGSERVOASSHOWNINTHEPRECEDINGlGUREAUTOMATICALLY
DISPLAYTHE)$ANDCURRENTSETUPPARAMETERSOFTHATSERVOBYCLICKINGTHE#ONNECT
BUTTONORSELECTING#ONNECTFROMTHE4OOLMENU4HE3ERVOLAMPONTHESCREEN
LIGHTSGREEN
7HENCONNECTINGMULTIPLESERVOSSIMULTANEOUSLYUSINGA3"53HUBTICKTHECHECK
BOXATTHELEFTSIDEOF)$%NABLEINPUTTHE)$OFTHESERVOYOUWANTTOSETANDCLICK
THE#ONNECTBUTTON4HECURRENTSETUPPARAMETERSOFTHATSERVOAREDISPLAYEDANDTHE
3ERVOLAMPONTHESCREENLIGHTSGREEN
7HENTHE3ERVOLAMPONTHESCREENDIDNOTLIGHTGREENANDTHEFOLLOWINGMESSAGEWAS
DISPLAYEDCLICK/+ANDCHECKTHEFOLLOWING
s3ERVOlRMLYCONNECTED
s!BATTERYWITHSUFlCIENTCAPACITYCONNECTED
s)NTHESTATEINWHICH)$%NABLEISTICKEDDOESTHEMANUALLYINPUT)$ANDTHEDISPLAYED)$
MATCHTHECONNECTEDSERVO7HENSERVOISCONNECTEDUNTICK)$%NABLE

10
S-Link
Click the "Writre".
Click the "Default".
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(aFK SaramHWHr iVaGMuVWHG
2EFERTO$ESCRIPTIONOFPARAMETERS0FORADESCRIPTIONOFTHECONTENTSANDTHEMETHOD
OFOPERATINGEACHPARAMETER
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1. 7RITETHESETCONTENTSTOTHESERVOBYCLICKINGTHE7RITEBUTTON4HESETCONTENTS
CANALSOBEWRITTENTOTHESERVOWITH7RITEOFTHE4OOLMENU
7HENWRITINGOFTHESETUPPARAMETERSENDSNORMALLYTHEMESSAGE3UCCEEDEDINTHE
DATAWRITINGSHOWNBELOWLEFTSIDEISDISPLAYED%NDWRITINGBYCLICKING/+)FTHE
MESSAGE&AILEDINTHEWRITINGDATA
SHOWNBELOWRIGHTSIDEISDISPLAYEDCLICK/+ANDCHECKTHEFOLLOWING
s3ERVOISlRMLYCONNECTED
s"ATTERYWITHSUFlCIENTCAPACITYISCONNECTED
4ORETURNTHECONTENTSSETINTHESERVOTOTHEFACTORYSETTINGINITIALIZETHESERVOBY
CLICKINGTHE$EFAULTBUTTON4HESETUPCONTENTSOFTHESERVOCANALSOBEINITIALIZED
WITH$EFAULTFROMTHE4OOLMENU