B&B Electronics VFG3000 - Manual - Manual (Page 23)

F IELDBUS G ATEWAY M ANAGER B ASICS D OWNLOADING TO A V LINX F IELDBUS G ATEWAY
R EVISION 1 P AGE 7
V
ERIFYING THE
USB L
INK
If you are using USB, you might also want to ensure that the Gateway’s USB drivers have
been correctly installed. To do this, connect the Fieldbus Gateway, and, if the drivers have not
previously been installed, follow the instructions at the start of this manual. Then, open the
Device Manager for your operating system, and expand the USB icon to show the icon for the
Vlinx device. Ensure that this icon does not display a warning symbol. If it does, remove the
device, unplug and reconnect the Fieldbus Gateway, and verify that you have correctly
followed the driver installation procedure. The illustrations below show typical Device
Manager views with the CompactFlash dismounted and mounted, respectively….
S
ETTING THE
IP A
DDRESS
If you are using a TCP/IP connection, you should enter the IP address of the target device in
the appropriate field in the dialog box. If you leave the IP address as 0.0.0.0, Fieldbus
Gateway Manager will examine the currently loaded database to see if the Gateway’s address
can be determined from the configuration information. This feature removes the need to
change the IP addresses when switching between databases intended for different terminals.
S ENDING THE D ATABASE
Once the link is configured, the database can be downloaded using either the Link-Send or
Link-Update commands. The former will send the entire database, whether or not individual
objects within the file have changed. The latter will only send changes, and will typically take
a much shorter period of time to complete. The Update command is typically the only one
that you will need, as Fieldbus Gateway Manager will automatically fall-back to a complete
send if the incremental download fails for any reason. As a shortcut, note that you can access
Link Update via the lightning-bolt symbol on the toolbar, or via the
F9 key on the PC.
Note that downloading via TCP/IP relies on a CompactFlash card being installed in the
Gateway if the device’s firmware is to be upgraded. Since you may want to perform such