Festo SFC-DC series, Manual

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1. System summary
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Festo P.BE−SFC−DC−IO−EN en 0801a
1.3.1 Control panel (only type SFC−DC−...−H2−...)
The control panel offers all functions necessary for commis
sioning, parametrization, diagnosing and operating directly
on the SFC−DC−....
The control panel provides the necessary input masks in
menus for editing position sets and parameters. If your posi
tioning system is set up completely, you can move easily to
positions and transfer them to the position set table.
Information on the operating elements and the menu struc
ture can be found in chapter 4, a description of commission
ing with the control panel as from chapter 5.3.
1.3.2 Festo Configuration Tool (FCT)
The Festo Configuration Tool (or brief FCT) is the software
platform for configuring and commissioning different compo
nents or devices from Festo.
The FCT consists of the following components:
a framework as a program starting and entry point with
uniform project and data management for all supported
device types.
a PlugIn for the special demands of each device type (e.g.
SFC−DC) with the necessary descriptions and dialogues.
The PlugIns are managed and started from the frame
work.
The PlugIn SFC−DC for the FCT supports all the steps necess
ary for commissioning an SFC−DC.
The software can run on all usual PCs with a current Windows
operating system.