PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE (RGDAT_A70)
To perform a series of activities with RGDAT-A70 such as parameterization, diagnostics, monitoring,
etc. it is available a dedicated software, whose name is
RGDAT_A70
; to ensure proper operation with
RGDAT-A70 conform to ENEL specification GSTP001, it is required that this software is in version
2.00 (or later). You can use the software also with RGDAT-A70 of the previous generation
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.
This software runs fine on PC with Microsoft Windows
®
operating system (Windows Xp or newer,
updated with the latest Service Pack available).
The software is multi-language (at the time of preparation of this document supported languages are:
Italian, English, Spanish) and it has a graphical user interface, for easy use.
Communication between PC and RGDAT-A70 is made with an RS232
port, so it is necessary that the PC is equipped with this kind of port (if a
physical serial port is not present on the PC, you can use an USB-RS232
converter).
To connect PC and RGDAT-A70 you must use a "straight" serial cable,
such as the one shown in the figure.
If you use an USB-RS232 converter with male connector, you can connect
it directly to RGDAT-A70 without interposing any further extension cable.
To gain access to the serial connector placed on the electronic board of RGDAT-A70, it is necessary
to open the cover of the equipment, acting on the prominence in the right side of the cover.
This document refers to the English version of the various parts of user interface.
Software installation
There is a setup wizard, which is activated by running "Setup.exe".
There is an alternate way to start the wizard, running the file “Setup_RgDatA70.msi”.
During the setup wizard the user must specify the installation folder of the software.
At the end of installation an icon is created on the “desktop” of the computer; that icon can be used to
run the software.
Note:
If an old version of the software is installed on the PC, you must remove it before installing
the new one.
Software removal
You can remove the software using the standard procedures of the operating system.
Please refer to operating system documentation.
Main window
This window allows you to select the various activities you can perform.
There are various menus, each one of them gives access to a specific functionality, the toolbar, to
facilitate some operations, and the status bar, to display specific operating conditions.
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In this document are shown the dialog boxes related to setting parameters for RGDAT-A70 conform to ENEL
specification GSTP001. In case of use of the software with RGDAT-A70 of the previous generation (conform to
ENEL DY1059-A70) some dialog boxes are different.
