OPTO 22 G4LC32, User Manual

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G4LC32 User’s Guide
SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE
SOFTWARE
The G4LC32 controller is designed to work with Opto 22’s Cyrano 200 Visual Control language. Cyrano 200 allows
you to develop and debug control applications without knowing computer programming. Use Cyrano to download
and run your program on the G4LC32 controller. A complete list of the necessary hardware to run Cyrano 200 is given
in the Cyrano 200 manual, Form 702.
Also available from Opto 22, is the Mistic MMI, an operator interface software package designed for Mistic 200
control systems and Cyrano 200. Complex graphics screens to access I/O, control variables, log data, etc. can easily
be developed with this Microsoft WindowsTM based graphical user interface.
FIRMWARE UPDATES
Use the FLASH 200 utility supplied with Cyrano 200 (P/N 8803) to update the G4LC32’s firmware. This utility
downloads a binary file from a PC to a Mistic controller equipped with Flash EPROM memory. Obtain firmware
upgrades by calling Opto 22’s Bulletin Board 909/695-1367, or by calling the Technical Support department and
requesting the file on a diskette (P/N 8823).
RAM AND FLASH EPROMS
The G4LC32 has 512 KB of battery backed RAM and is expandable to 4 MB. It also has 512 KB of Flash EPROM and
is expandable to 1 MB. For installation instructions, refer to the “RAM and Flash EPROM Installation” section.
RUNNING FROM FLASH EPROM AND MAKING CHANGES
If you want to make changes to an application which has been running from Flash EPROM, make the changes from
the debugger and run the program. If you are satisfied with the changes, use the “Burn Strategy Into Flash”
command found in the Debugger’s “Controller” Top Menu Bar. If this command is not executed, the next time the
system is powered down and then powered back up, the strategy in Flash EPROM will be copied into RAM and the
modified program will be overwritten.
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