Rice Lake 520 HMI Digital Weight Indicator Installation Manual - Manual (Page 50)

Using Revolution® 44
5.0 Using Revolution
®
The Revolution utility provides functions used to
support configuration of the 520 indicator. Software
configuration, stream and ticket formatting, and setpoint
configuration are all supported by Revolution.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Revolution runs on most Windows operating systems,
including Windows 95 (original release), Windows 95
OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME,
Windows NT 4.0 (SP4 or greater), Windows 2000, and
Windows XP (in compatibility mode).
Minimum system requirements: 486-75 MHz, or
higher CPU, with 8MB RAM (16MB recommended),
5MB disk space, and Windows 3.1 or later running in
enhanced mode.
Note
You must install Revolution version 3.0 or later
to configure the 520 indicator.
5.1 Installing and Starting the Program
The following methods outline the process for
installing and starting the Revolution software
program.
5.1.1 To Install Revolution From Diskette
1. Insert the Revolution installation disk into the
appropriate PC floppy disk drive. For the
following example, the A drive was used.
2. Pull down
File
and select
Run
.
3. Type
A:setup
in the Run dialog box. Click
OK
.
Figure 5-1. Windows Run Dialog Box
4. A Setup progress screen appears as the
installation wizard program loads.
5. A Welcome screen appears advising you to exit
all Windows programs. If none are running,
click
Next
and skip to step 7. If you have not
previously closed all Windows programs, click
Cancel
then
Exit Setup
. After closing all
Windows programs, return to step 4.
6. Follow on-screen directions on the User
Information screen. When done, click
Next
.
7. At the Choose Destination Location screen,
choose the directory and folder where you
want Revolution installed. Click
OK
, then
Next
.
8. At the Select Program Folder screen, choose
where you want the start-up icon and uninstall
program placed for convenience. Click
Next
.
9. A summary of choices appears in the Start
Copying Files screen. If correct, click
Next
to
extract and load the program.
10. A prompt screen offers the choice to either
read the “ReadMe” file, launch the Revolution
prog ram or close th e promp t win dow.
Installation is complete.
5.1.2 To Install Revolution by Downloading from
the Web
Note
To install Revolution via the RLWS web site,
your PC must be equipped with an Internet
connection.
1. Connect to the Internet.
2. Open your preferred web browser and go to
www.rlws.com
. Click
Distributor Site
. Enter
your username and password to enter the
Distributor Site. Click
Software Downloads
and
then the
R e v o l u t i o n
hot link. Click the
Download Revolution
hot link to begin the
download process.
3. The download process prompts you to
Save
Program to Disk
or
Run Program from Current
Location
. Click
Run Program from Current
Location
to begin the installation process.
4. The download begins (speed of the download
depends on the internet connection and modem
speed). Once download is complete, click
Start
Installation
to begin installation.
5. Prompting begins for various steps in the
installation process. The “recommended” or
“typical” choices are selected by default. Scroll
through the prompts by clicking the
Next
button.
6. Once finished stepping through the prompts,
click the
Finish
button to begin installation. The
Installation Wizard begins installing the .exe
file and accessory files necessary for the
Revolution program.
7. A prompt screen offers the choice to either
read the “ReadMe” file, launch the Revolution
prog ram or close th e promp t win dow.
Installation is complete.