Rockwell Automation SCD Operating Software - Manual (Page 6)

SCD Operating Software User Manual
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Installation of the Software
An installation wizard will guide you through the installation of the
software. Before beginning the installation, close all other
programmes.
The minimum system requirements for the operation of the SCD
Software are:
• Standard Intel Pentium PC, 233 MHz, 64 MB RAM
• Spare hard disk space (SCD = 15 MB/documentation G 100 MB)
• Graphics resolution 800 × 600 pixels with High Color (16 bit)
• RS 232 serial interface that is not used by any other programs
• Operating system MS Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2000/XP
• A printer driver of your choice must be installed.
Note During the installation you can install Acrobat ® Reader™.
Using this program you can read the user manual for the
SCD and the operating instructions for devices from Allen-
Bradley Guardmaster Safety Systems.
How to install the SCD:
• Start your PC and place the installation CD in your CD-ROM
drive. The installation wizard will start automatically. It allows you
to open the documentation and to install the software.
• First enter the serial number for the SCD. You will find the
number on the CD jacket with the installation CD.
• Then, go to the dialog box Allen-Bradley Guardmaster SCD
and select Install software, Allen-Bradley Guardmaster
SCD and click the OK button beside the selection.
• Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.
• During the installation of the SCD, choose the software
components to be installed (i.e., SafeShield, SafeZone multizone)
software that has already been installed with a previous version of
the SCD are selected automatically and updated as necessary.
• If Windows does not start the installation wizard automatically:
Click Run... in the Start menu. Enter the following command
line in the Open field: [Drive letter for your CD-ROM
drive]:\setup.exe. The Serial number dialog box will open.
Product Description
Devices from Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Safety Systems such as
safety light curtains or safety laser scanners can be configured
differently depending on the application and operating mode.
The SCD software has a graphic user interface which allows you to
configure and diagnose devices supplied by Allen-Bradley
Guardmaster Safety Systems. The parameters for a configuration
are transferred to the devices and saved there.
Note The software is not suitable for the configuration and
diagnostics of devices supplied by other manufacturers.
The devices in the SCD software are always displayed in so-called
projects. The SCD software allows you to …
• Create a new project, configure the devices and later transfer
the configuration to the devices. You can then save the project
created.
• Identify devices connected to the PC and receive the existing
configuration of the devices, and then transfer it back to the
devices. In this way a new project is created in the SCD that you
can save.
• Open a project saved previously and transfer the configuration
to devices of the same type (with the same type code) and for
the same application.
The configuration of the devices is password-protected, with the
effect that only the members of the appropriate user groups will
be able to transfer configurations to the devices.
You can also use the SCD software to perform diagnostics on
connected devices (e.g. in the case of an error). The diagnostics
data will be displayed on the monitor.
Figure 7: Typical procedure in the SCD
User Interface
How to Start the Software:
➢ Go to the Start menu and select the command Programs,
Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Applications, Allen-Bradley
Guardmaster SCD software. The Safety Configuration &
Diagnostic Software will now be started.
Project
Identify New Open
• Connect PC to
device(s)
• Receive configuration
• Log on
• Edit configuration
• Transfer configuration
• Save project
• Add device(s)
• Create configuration
• Connect to device(s)
• Log on
• Transfer configuration
• Save project • Connect to device(s)
• Log on
• Transfer configuration
or system the way you intended.
In this case pay attention to the instructions on commissioning
and for the daily check in the operating instructions for the
related device!
All values have been computed by the PC on which the SCD
runs. Allen-Bradley Guardmaster is therefore unable to warrant
that no computer-specific computing errors will occur.
ATTENTION: Test the devices for
operational readiness!
The software is unable to determine if a device is
mounted operationally or not. Once you have
successfully transferred the configuration drafts,
check to see if the Allen-Bradley Guardmaster
protective devices actually monitor your machine