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PLC BL2500 User’s Manual
Getting Started
OEM Technology Solutions
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2. GETTING STARTED
2.1 INTRODUCTION
The
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PLC Application Kit provides all the necessary tools to program the Z-World SBC BL2500
(Coyote) via the ISaGRAF Soft Logic package. This chapter will help you to quickly install the necessary
software to run a PLC sample application on the BL2500 target using the ISaGRAF Workbench. This
chapter contains also important information about licensing your product.
To run the
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PLC software products it is required to have a Personal Computer (PC) with at least
a 133-MHz processor (550-MHz or faster processor is recommended). This PC will be referred as the
Host
. The PC must have the following hardware and software configuration:
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Windows 2000 or XP operating system
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128 MB of RAM required; 256 MB or more recommended
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1.25 to 2 GB of available hard-disk space
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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VGA or hardware that supports console redirection required; Super VGA supporting 800 x 600 or
higher-resolution monitor recommended
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1 serial port (COM1 – COM4)
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Ethernet
card
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Note:
The
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PLC Application Kit comes with one Z-World SBC BL2500 pre-loaded with the
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PLC Firmware Kernel. If you require to load the Firmware Kernel to another BL2500
or to upgrade the current one, go to Chapter 6, which describes in detail the installation of the
additional software and how to load or upgrade the
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PLC Firmware Kernel to the
Target.
2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The
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PLC CD-ROM contains the following software:
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ISaGRAF_V3.50
:
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PLC – ISaGRAF V3.50 Workbench installer. This particular installation
is intended to work in stand-alone mode or only with
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PLC Rabbit-based targets. After
installation of the Workbench, the software runs in a trial mode for 30 days. After period expires,
license is required.
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BL2500C_BSP_V1.04_9-0003-006
:
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PLC Board Support Package (BSP) for the SBC
BL2500. It contains the
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PLC BL2500 Firmware Kernel and the ISaGRAF I/O boards and
sample files to be installed in the ISaGRAF directory.
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EmbeddedPLCUtility_V1.03_3-0237G
: Microsoft Windows Installer of the
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PLC Utility.
The
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PLC Utility allows you to load or upgrade the
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PLC Firmware Kernel to a
Rabbit-based Target. The installation of this software is optional and is described in Chapter 6.
These software products can also be downloaded (in ZIP format) from the OEM Technology Solutions
website