IPL Pro Series • Software-based Configuration and Control
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Basic Setup Steps: a Guide to this Section and Other Resources
NOTE:
GC projects can be created offline and uploaded to the hardware at a later date.
Follow the steps in
Setup Checklist: How to Proceed With Installation
starting on
page 6. The overall process for setting up a control processor is as follows:
Configure the IP settings
of
the control processor and the
TouchLink Pro touchpanels.
See “Network
Communication
Setup” in this
guide.
Create GUI layouts for the
touchpanels or other interfaces:
1. Start GUI Designer.
2. Create GUI layout designs for each
TouchLink Pro or third party
touchpanel (with a TouchLink
Interface), or for a computer or
mobile device (with LinkLicense).
3. Save and build the GUI layout file.
Create monitors, schedules,
macros, and local variables.
Configure ports on the
control processor.
Import GUI layouts, add touchpanels
or other interfaces (if used), and
configure them.
Test the system, make adjustments,
finalize configuration.
Save the project.
Build and upload the configuration to
the control processor.
Will
TouchLink Pro or
third party touchpanels or
other user interfaces
be used?
No
Yes
Create a new GC Professional or GC Plus project
and add the control processor to it.
Within Global Configurator
(GC Professional or
GC Plus mode):
Figure 13.
Overall Configuration Steps
“Network
Communication
Setup”
PRELIMINARY
