Rockwell Automation 2098-UWCPRG Ultraware Software User Manual - Manual (Page 14)

14 Rockwell Automation Publication 2098-UM001G-EN-P - February 2011
Chapter 1 Before You Begin
Download Ultraware
Software To communicate and configure your Kinetix 3 drive by using serial
communication from a personal computer, download and install Ultraware
software on your personal computer. To get the latest Ultraware software follow
these steps.
1. Navigate to
http://www.ab.com/motion/software/get/
Ultraware_1_80.exe .
2. Click Run.
Using Online Help The following types of online help are available.
You can also click the Tip of the Day command from the Help menu, which
opens a dialog box that displays helpful hints on using Ultraware software.
How Ultraware Software
Works Ultraware software is one part of a motion control system. The user commands
the Ultraware software to:
• use a compiler/linker tool to produce executable programs.
• communicate with the drive through a separate Communication library.
• use the Communication library to:
– download program and configuration information,
– execute direct commands, and
– retrieve program, configuration, and status information.
At startup you see several work areas that let you perform tasks. For example, you
can create or edit Ultra5000 programs in a text editor, using the C programming
language.
To use this Do this Description
Help files Click Contents and Index from
the Help menu. Navigate the
help files using the Table of
Contents, the Index and the
Search tabs. Descriptions of all on-screen
objects.
Object property configuration
settings.
How to information.
Context Sensitive Help files Click Help in the active window,
or
Click an on-screen object and
press F1. For help about the selected
object.