Basler Electric DGC-2020 - Manual (Page 111)

SECTION 4
• BESTCOMSPlus® SOFTWARE
Introduction
BESTCOMSPlus
® is a Windows®-based, PC application that provides a user-friendly, graphical user
interface (GUI) for use with Basler Electric communicating products. The name BESTCOMSPlus is an
acronym that stands for Basler Electric Software Tool for Communications, Operations, Maintenance, and
Settings.
BESTCOMSPlus provides the user with a point-and-click means to set and monitor the DGC-2020. The
capabilities of BESTCOMSPlus make the configuration of one or several DGC-2020 controllers fast and
efficient. A primary advantage of BESTCOMSPlus is that a settings scheme can be created, saved as a
file, and then uploaded to the DGC-2020 at the user’s convenience.
BESTCOMSPlus uses plugins allowing the user to manage several different Basler Electric products. The
DGC-2020 is a plugin for BESTCOMSPlus and must be activated before use.
The DGC-2020 plugin opens inside the BESTCOMSPlus main shell with the same default logic scheme
that is shipped with the DGC-2020. This gives the user the option of developing a custom setting file by
modifying the default logic scheme or by building a unique scheme from scratch.
BESTlogic ™ Plus Programmable Logic is used to program DGC-2020 inputs and outputs, alarms, and
generator protection functions. This is accomplished by the drag-and-drop method. The user can drag
elements, components, inputs, and outputs onto the program grid and make connections between them
to create the desired logic scheme.
Figure 4-1 illustrates the typical user interface components of the DGC-2020 plugin with
BESTCOMSPlus.
Figure 4-1. Typical User Interface Components
Installation
BESTCOMSPlus software is built on the Microsoft
® .NET Framework. The setup utility that installs
BESTCOMSPlus on your PC also installs the DGC-2020 plugin and the required version of .NET
Framework (if not already installed). BESTCOMSPlus operates with systems using Windows
® XP 32-bit
SP2/SP3, Windows Vista 32-bit (all editions), Windows 7 32-bit (all editions), Windows 7 64-bit (all
editions), and Windows 8. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later must be installed on your PC before
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