ICP DAS USA ISaGRAF I-8437-80, Getting Started

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Getting Started: I-8437-80/8837-80/8417/8817, Jul 2020 V4.0 3
Table of Contents
Getting Started: I-8437-80/8837-80/ 8437/8837/8417/8817 ..................................... 1
Legal Liability ........................................................................................................................... 1
Trademark & Copyright Notice ............................................................................................... 1
Technical Service ..................................................................................................................... 1
Revision History ....................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents....................................................................................................... 3
Reference Guide ........................................................................................................ 6
I/O Modules Selection Guide ..................................................................................... 7
Specifications: I-8437-80/8837-80/I-8417/8817 ......................................................... 8
Chapter 1 Typical Application ................................................................................ 10
1.1 iPAC-8x47 is better than I-8x37-80 ............................................................................... 10
1.2 Multi-HMI & Local/Remote I/O .................................................................................... 10
1.3 Redundant Bus7000 ...................................................................................................... 11
1.4 SMS: Short Message Service ......................................................................................... 11
1.5 Download & Monitoring Via Modem_Link ................................................................... 12
1.6 Motion Control .............................................................................................................. 12
1.7 Modbus Converter of I-7000 & I-87K I/O ..................................................................... 13
1.8 Modbus Master ............................................................................................................. 14
1.9 Data Exchange through Ethernet & RS-485 .................................................................. 15
1.10 Active Control Data and I/O Acquisition Data Reporting System ................................. 15
1.11 ZigBee Wireless Solution ............................................................................................... 16
Chapter 2 Software Programming ......................................................................... 17
2.1 Step 1 - Installing the ISaGRAF Software ...................................................................... 17
2.1.1 The Hardware Protection Device (Dongle & USB Key-Pro) ...................................... 18
2.1.2 Important Notice for Window 2000 Users ............................................................... 19
2.1.3 Important Notice for Window NT Users ................................................................... 19
2.1.4 Important Notice for Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit) Users.......................... 20
2.1.5 Important Notice for Windows (64-bit) Users .......................................................... 22
2.1.6 Important Setting for Using Variable Arrays ............................................................. 22
2.2 Step 2 - Installing the ICP DAS Utilities for ISaGRAF ..................................................... 23
2.3 Step 3 - Writing a Simple ISaGRAF Program ................................................................. 24