6 Installation
C-863 Mercury Controller
MS205Equ
Version: 2.0.0
31
If your PC uses a Linux operating system:
−
You have the user name and password for the C-863 at hand. Both of
these can be found in the file "C-863 Releasenews_V_x_x_x.pdf" (x_x_x:
version number of the CD) in the \Manuals folder on the product CD.
Updating the PC software and PIStages2.dat on Windows
Use the PI Update Finder:
−
If the PC to be updated has an active connection to the Internet: Follow
the instructions in the A000T0028 Technical Note
(TECHNICAL_NOTE_PI_UPDATE_FINDER_xx.pdf).
−
If the PC to be updated has no active connection to the Internet: Follow
the instructions in the A000T0032 Technical Note.
Updating the PC software on Linux
1. Open the PI website (http://www.pi-portal.ws).
2. Click
Downloads
.
3. In the
User login
area on the left margin, enter the user name and password
from the "C-663.11_Releasenews_V_x_x_x.pdf" file on the product CD.
4. Click
Login
.
5. Click the category
C Motion Controllers
.
6. Click
C¬863 > C¬863.11 > software
(if you click
Documents
, the latest
versions of the corresponding manuals are displayed).
7. Underneath the latest CD mirror, click the
Download
button (also contains the
manuals).
8. Save the downloaded archive file on the PC.
9. Unpack the file to a separate installation directory.
10. In the directory with the unpacked files, go to the linux subdirectory.
11. Unpack the archive file in the linux directory by entering the command tar -
xvpf <name of the archive file> on the console.
12. Read the accompanying information (readme file) on the software update.
13. Log onto the PC as a superuser (root rights).
14. Only install the update if it is a good idea for your application.
