Ransburg RCS 2 Ratio Control System - Manual (Page 35)

There are eight function buttons defined for use
from the System Parameter Screen:
F1: Modify - This button allows the user to step
through the possible options for this parameter or
presents a numeric keypad if a numerical value
is required.
F2: Version Info - This button allows the user to
determine what version of user interface software
is installed on the user interface computer and
what firmware revision is currently installed on all
installed cards in the rack.
F3: Change Password - This button allows user
to change the password that limits access to
varous user interface screens. If a password was
previously stored, user has to know the password
to make a change to it. Entering a password of 0
disables the password option.
F5: Send to RCS-2 - This button takes the data
displayed on the current screen and sends it to the
interface card where it is then stored in non-volatile
memory. Any changes made to the parameters on
this screen will be lost if the screen is exited prior
to sending it to the interface card using this button.
F7: Read in all files – This function reads in
the data from all parameter files (System, Gun,
Channel, Job, Alarms, Totals, and Color Change)
from any media and sends them to the interface
card to be stored in non-volatile memory. This
differs from the F9 key in that the F9 key only
reads system parameter data and sends it to the
interface card.
F8: Save to all files – This function reads all
parameter data currently stored in non-volatile
memory on the interface card and stores it on the
media selected by the user (internal flash, floppy
drive, USB memory, or CDROM). This includes
System, Gun, Channel, Job, Alarms, Totals, and
Color Change parameters. This differs from the
F10 save function in that F10 saves only the
data displayed on the current System Parameter
Screen.
Horn Enable
This enables or disables the horn to sound when
system or gun faults occur.
Password Timeout
This is the amount of time (in minutes) that the
system allows a user to examine and modify pass-
word restricted parameters after the pass-word
has been entered. This eliminates con-stantly
having to re-enter the password when setting up
numerous parameters at the same time.
Interface Card Name
In some cases one user-interface PC is used to
monitor more than one RCS-2 rack. When this
is done, it is more convenient to give each rack
a name (such as Prime, or Line 1, etc.) to easily
identify which rack is being controlled by the PC.
When this is done it is possible for each rack (ef-
fectively each interface card) to be given a unique
name. This is done in the fms.ini file on the hard
drive of the user-interface PC. Contact Ransburg’s
technical support department for details on how
to implement this feature.
Interface Card IP Address
This is the Ethernet IP address of the interface
card that this PC is currently communicating with
(or trying to communicate with). It can only be
modified in the fms.ini file on the hard drive of the
user-interface PC.
User Program IP Port
This determines if this user-interface PC is in read-
write mode or read-only mode. If the user-interface
PC is using Port 3000, it is in read-write mode. If
it is using Port 3001 it is in read-only mode. PC’s
configured in read only mode can monitor the
functioning of the RCS-2 but cannot make any
changes or save any data. Contact Ransburg’s
technical support department for details on how
to implement this feature.
System Time and Date
These two fields allow the user to examine and
change the system time and date for the user-in-
terface PC without exiting to the Windows XP
operating system.
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