Configuring Gateway
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SmartWire-DT Gateway | EU5C-SWD-POWERLINK
DOC130802UM02EN | Revision 2 | English | 2013-12 | Released | Public
© Hilscher 2013
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Installing SWD-Assist and USB Driver on Configuration
PC
You need the
SWD-Assist
software on your configuration PC in order to
create, parameterize and download a project configuration to the gateway.
With SWD-Assist, you can also perform a diagnosis of the SmartWire-DT
network and create an XDD device description file, which can imported into
your POWERLINK engineering tool for the purpose of configuring the
POWERLINK Managing Node.
In the installation wizard of the SmartWire-DT Gateway Solutions DVD, you
can install the version of the SWD-Assist software delivered on the DVD, or
you can choose to be directed to an internet website from which you can
download the latest version of SWD-Assist (if available).
In order to establish an USB connection between SWD-Assist and the
gateway, you also need to install the
USB driver
on your configuration PC.
An installation program for the USB driver is delivered on the SmartWire-DT
Gateway Solutions DVD. It contains all components needed for the
installation of the driver under Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
and Windows 8. It detects whether the 32 bit or the 64 bit version of the
driver needs to be installed.
It is recommended to use the installation program to install the USB driver.
It is also recommended to install the USB driver
before
you connect the
gateway to your configuration PC via USB for the first time (“software first”
principle).
Step-by-step Instructions
To install the software on your configuration PC, proceed as follows:
Insert the SmartWire-DT Gateway Solutions DVD into your local DVD-
ROM drive.
If the “Auto Play” function of your Windows PC is enabled, the start
screen of the DVD is displayed.
Note:
As an alternative, you can also open the start screen of the DVD by
double-clicking the
SmartWire.exe
file in the root directory of the DVD.
In the menu of the start screen, click
Install Planning and
Configuration Tools
.
