ProSoft Technology 5228-DFNT-HART User Manual
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ProSoft Technology, Inc.
October 13, 2011
1.5
Installing ProSoft Configuration Builder Software
You must install the ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB) software to configure the
module. You can always get the newest version of ProSoft Configuration Builder from the
ProSoft Technology website.
To install ProSoft Configuration Builder from the ProSoft Technology website
1
Open your web browser and navigate to http://www.prosoft-technology.com/pcb
2
Click the
link at the Current Release Version section to download the latest version of
ProSoft Configuration Builder.
3
Choose S
AVE
or S
AVE
F
ILE
when prompted.
4
Save the file to your Windows Desktop, so that you can find it easily when you have
finished downloading.
5
When the download is complete, locate and open the file, and then follow the
instructions on your screen to install the program.
If you do not have access to the Internet, you can install ProSoft Configuration Builder
from the ProSoft Solutions Product CD-ROM, included in the package with your module.
To install ProSoft Configuration Builder from the Product CD-ROM
1
Insert the ProSoft Solutions Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.
Wait for the startup screen to appear.
2
On the startup screen, click P
RODUCT
D
OCUMENTATION
. This action opens a Windows
Explorer file tree window.
3
Click to open the U
TILITIES
folder. This folder contains all of the applications and files
you will need to set up and configure your module.
4
Double-click the S
ETUP
C
ONFIGURATION
T
OOL
folder, double-click the PCB_*.
EXE
file
and follow the instructions on your screen to install the software on your PC. The
information represented by the "*" character in the file name is the PCB version
number and, therefore, subject to change as new versions of PCB are released.
Note: Many of the configuration and maintenance procedures use files and other
utilities on the CD-ROM. You may wish to copy the files from the Utilities folder
on the CD-ROM to a convenient location on your hard drive.
1.5.1 Using the Online Help
Most of the information needed to help you use ProSoft Configuration Builder is provided
in a Help System that is always available whenever you are running ProSoft
Configuration Builder. The Help System does not require an Internet connection.
To view the help pages, start ProSoft Configuration Builder, open the H
ELP
menu, and
then choose C
ONTENTS
.