Part 2 startup chapter chapter 5 network setup – IAI America REXT User Manual

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Chapter 5 Network Setup

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Part 2 Startup Chapter

Chapter 5 Network Setup

5.1 How to Use the ROBONET Gateway Parameter Setting Tool

This section explains the parameter setting tool of Version 1.0.4.0 or later. To set up the network, use this tool to set the

following items on the ROBONET side:

[1] Station number

[2] Baud rate over the field network

[3] Operation mode of each axis

Before setting the above items, install the “gateway parameter setting tool” software in the PC.

The tool software is provided in the CD-ROM containing PC software. It can also be downloaded from IAI’s website.

5.1.1 Operating Environment

(1) This tool can be used on a PC running any of the following operating systems:

(Set the display resolution to 800 x 600 (SVGA) or higher.)

Windows98SE x WindowsMe x Windows2000 x WindowsXP

(2) Serial port

RS-232C serial port or USB port

(3) Connection cable

Communication cable for RC PC software

5.1.2 Launching the Setting Tool

(1) Set the display resolution of the PC to 800 x 600 (SVGA) or higher. If the tool is started when the display resolution is set

to a lower option, a warning message will appear.

(2) Connect the Gateway R unit with the PC using the communication cable that came with the PC software, and set the

operation mode of the Gateway R unit to “MANU.”

(3) From the

Start menu, click Programs (P), click IAI, click ROBONET, and select ROBONET Gateway Parameter

Setting Tool to launch the setting tool.

(4) Communication setup (when the tool is launched for the first time)

If the tool was launched for the first time, the communication setup dialog box is displayed before the main screen.

In this dialog box, select the COM port connecting the Gateway R unit and PC, as well as the applicable baud rate.

Select the COM port and baud rate of the PC to which the communication cable was connected in (2).

The tool will communicate with the Gateway R unit according to the “COM port” and “baud rate” set in this dialog box.

[Note] You can also change the settings made here, in the main screen.

Communication Setting Screen

Select the port that the

communication cable was

connected in process (2).

Select the baud rate

(communication speed).

Press “OK” after setting the

port and baud rate.

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