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6. Configuring the Gateway
6.2. Installing AbcConf
The minimum system requirements for AbcConf are as follows:
• Processor .......................................Pentium 133 MHz
• Free hard disk space......................10 Mb
• RAM................................................08 Mb
• Operating system ...........................MS Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000
• Browser ..........................................MS Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1
The AbcConf installation program can be found on the CD LU9CD1. To install it, run “
ABC-LUFP_Setup.exe”,
then follow the on-screen instructions.
You can read about how to use AbcConf in a user manual entitled
AnyBus Communicator – User Manual
which is also on the CD LU9CD1 “ABC_User_Manual.pdf”. We strongly recommend that you read this manual
when using AbcConf, because this guide will only describe the various features it provides in relation to using the
LUFP7 gateway.
6.3. Importing the Gateway Configuration
Before you can make any changes to the gateway configuration, you will first need to import its current
configuration. If you already have this configuration on your hard disk, all you will need to do is open the file
corresponding to this configuration.
Check that the gateway has a valid configuration and that it is working properly, that is to say that LED
s
GATEWAY is flashing green.
In AbcConf, choose “Upload configuration from ABC-LUFP”
from the “File” menu or click on the button, in the AbcConf
toolbar. A window called “Upload” will then open and a
progress bar shows you the state of progress of the gateway
configuration uploading process. This window disappears as
soon as the whole configuration has been successfully
uploaded.
This step is particularly important if you wish to read details about the content of the gateway’s default
configuration, after unpacking it. You can then use this configuration as a template for any changes you wish to
make subsequently, thus avoiding having to create all of the items and reducing the potential risk of error.
Save this configuration to your hard disk so that it is always available. This will allow you to
reconfigure the gateway “cleanly” should the configuration become invalid, if you were to
download an invalid configuration, for example.
N.B. The LUFP7 gateway’s default configuration can be found on the CD supplied with the gateway, at the
following location, if your CD drive is disk “D:” on the PC: “
D:\Fieldbus\PROFIBUS\CFG-
files\LUFP7.cfg
”.