GAD Graphical Application Designer

DCS 500

Installation of GAD Version 2.44-1

and all DCS 500 Libraries
 Graphical Application Designer

Series
DCS 500

INSTALLATION

Code: 3ADW 000 164 R0201 Rev B

DCS5_GAD_INST_E_B.DOC

EFFECTIVE: Feb. 10th, 2003

SUPERSEDES: 3ADW 000 164 R0101

DCS 500B / DCP 500B Operating Instructions

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Contents

GAD Installation Introduction

Introduction................................................................................................................................. 1
What is new in version 2.44-1 .................................................................................................... 1
Upgrading................................................................................................................................... 1
Update........................................................................................................................................ 1
GAD Program and Library Installation
Before starting setups ................................................................................................................ 3
Starting setup from ................................................................................................................ 3
disks....................................................................................................................................... 4
Running setup ............................................................................................................................ 4
Installation of Sentinel System Driver......................................................................................... 4
Environments of file Autoexec.bat............................................................................................. 5
Before starting GAD program..................................................................................................... 6
Uninstallation
Sentinel System Driver............................................................................................................... 7
Programs and libraries ............................................................................................................... 8
Uninstall the rest......................................................................................................................... 9
Uninstall icons and CDTools .................................................................................................... 10
Delete environments ................................................................................................................ 11
Appendix
Speeding up installation for Windows 3.1x............................................................................... 13
ECS.INI .................................................................................................................................... 14

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 Introduction

Introduction This document contains information about the Graphical Application

Designer (GAD) version 2.44-1 and the DCS 500 libraries, install
and uninstall them.
Please take care that your directory names and file names are ac-
cording to Windows 3.11 convention, which means e.g. max. 8
characters without blanks.

During installation under Windows NT, 2000 and XP administrator

access is necessary.

What is new in ver- The new GAD version 2.44-1 is basically the same as version
sion 2.44-1 2.43-4, with following enhancements:
New drivers for Security Device, which allows running GAD
also under Windows NT4.0, 2000 and XP.
A new DCS500C compiler, which allows 16383 pins in a
design instead of 8192.
Instead of 20 symbol index attributes, new DCS500C com-
piler can now handle 30 of them (attributes 20...49 named
Index1...Index30). The ECS.INI files have attributes added.
Version number of DCS500C compiler is now 1.04.
SETUP programs are totally new.

Upgrading If you have a working GAD 2.43-x installation there is usually no

need to upgrade it to 2.44-1.
If you decide to install the new GAD, we recommend that you either
remove the old GAD or install the new GAD into directory of old
GAD, thus replacing it.
Before installing the new GAD, you should edit AUTOEXEC.BAT
and remove GAD installation directory from PATH and also the line
containing SET ECS_ROOT=C:\ABBCDTS.

Update Future updates will be available via internet.

http://www.abb.com/dc
The GAD is a PC based tool of the DC drive DCS 500B.
If there is a problem, contact your local ABB representative.

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Before starting setups Please note.

You should close all other applications before starting a
SETUP.
The default directory of GAD program installation is
C:\ABBCDTS. If that is not so, please use your actual drive and
directory names instead.
Libraries have to be installed under GAD program directory!
Installation under Windows NT / 2000 / XP requires adminis-
trator access.
Speeding up the installation under Windows 3.1x . Please see
appendix Speeding up

Starting setup from Setups can be started from CD ROM, from a temporary directory or
from disks.

CD ROM Navigate to the installation button of GAD program or desired library

(recommended) and click on the installation button.
After starting setups you may get a security warning:

Please click Yes.

temporary directory Save the desired setup (file name: SETUPEX.EXE) into a tempo-
rary directory.
Please note, all setups of program and libraries have the file name
SETUPEX.EXE, so please create different temporary directories for
different setups.

By using Windows Explorer (or File Manager) or by using Run

command of Start button browse to your temporary directory (e.g.

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C:\TEMP\GAD).

Select SETUPEX.EXE and click OK; e.g. C:\TEMP\SETUPEX.EXE

disks Installation disks can be created from CD ROM. By using e.g. Win-
dows explorer you will find the contents of disks as subdirectories
of the GAD program or libraries.
GAD Program : <CD drive>:\\G2441D\144MB\disk...
Libraries : <CD drive>:\\LIB1xxD\144MB\disk
with xx for desired library version.
Copy the contents of these subdirectories to formatted and empty
disks and label each disk (e.g. G2441D disk 1 )
For installation please start the file SETUP.EXE of disk1.

Running setup During installation answer questions and follow the instructions
given by installation program.

The default directory of GAD program installation is C:\ABBCDTS.

If that is not so, please use your actual drive and directory names
instead.
Please note, libraries have to be installed under the GAD program
directory.

Installation of Sentinel For working with security device the Sentinel system driver is nec-
System Driver essary. This driver is not necessary for Windows 3.1x.
If there is already installed a Sentinel SuperPro driver (from Rain-
bow), it will also run with the GAD program.

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Environments of file
Autoexec.bat
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Program and Library Installation
A setup of a Sentinel system driver, which is also installed under
GAD directory, is to be started manually. This subdirectory can be
found under GAD directory (default:
C:\ABBCDTS\Sentinel\Setup.exe). The setup can be started either
by using windows explorer or by using Run command.
After installation you will find the installed driver software in
Add/Remove Programs of Control Panel folder.
Please note: The installed driver takes effect when you restart
your computer.
An easy check of installed security device (also called dongel) is to
start the GAD program.
With Missing Security Device
- either dongel is not plugged on
parallel port
- or parallel port (LPT1) is dis-
abled, e.g. BIOS setup
- or Sentinel driver is not installed.
The GAD installation will add environments into the file
AUTOEXEC.BAT, which are:
PATH=C:\ABBCDTS;%PATH%
SET ECS_ROOT=C:\ABBCDTS
Please note for Windows 3.1x
Please check the file Autoexec.bat, that these environments
are implemented before command WIN is executed.
Installed environments are effected after restarting the com-
puter.
Please note for Windows 95/98/ME
Installed environments are effected after restarting the com-
puter.
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Please note for Windows NT/2000/XP

The file autoexec.bat does not normally exist with these Win-
dows versions. Installed environments are effected after re-
starting the computer.
As an advanced user you can also add these environments
into Environments Variables of System Properties. After this the
file autoexec.bat can be deleted, if the file contains only these
both environments. Restarting the computer is not necessary.

Before starting GAD pro- The following is to be done before starting GAD program:
gram Plug security device on parallel port (LPT1).
Please note: The GAD program has to find the security device
during starting. Without having found security device the pro-
gram will work in demo mode, which means that no modifica-
tions can be saved.
Please note at the first time and if another library version is desi-
red:
The directory of desired DCS 500 library is to be written into
ECS.INI file by using ECS.INI Editor of the GAD program. Plea-
se see pages 9-16 up to 9-18 of GAD Manual Getting Started
for more information.

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Sentinel System Driver Sentinel System driver is used for GAD security device, but can
also be used for other devices.
Please note: If you are sure, that these drivers are not used with
other applications, remove Sentinel System Driver.
Removing under If security device driver is installed, select Run... from File menu of
Windows 3.1x Program Manager.

Assuming you have installed the GAD into C:\ABBCDTS, enter

C:\ABBCDTS\SENTINEL\SETUP.EXE /U into Command Line field
(you can also browse to directory, select program, and add /U at the
end), and click OK.

Security Device driver will be removed when you restart Windows.

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Removing under Click Start button on taskbar and select Settings -> Control Panel.
Windows 95/98/ME
Windows NT/2000/XP

Double click Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

Browse for Sentinel System Driver in Install/Uninstall tab, select it

by clicking, and click Add/Remove....

Programs and libraries Programs and libraries have been installed with 16-bit setup, so
these can not be found under Add/Remove programs.
With opened CDTools program folder double click Uninstall icon.

Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP:
If you not have the CD Tools program folder open, click Start button on
taskbar and select Programs -> CDTools -> Uninstall.

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If you have added files into ABBCDTS or into its subdirectories,

there is a message in Remove Programs From Your Computer dia-
log box telling that some elements could not be removed. This hap-
pens if you have installed Symbol Libraries separately, for example.

Uninstall the rest To uninstall all separately installed Symbol Libraries and all other
files added into C:\ABBCDTS directories after GAD installation,
please open Windows Explorer (or File Manager) and delete the
whole GAD directory (default: C:\ABBCDTS).

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Uninstall icons and Depending on SETUPs used for installation, it may be that some
CDTools icons are left in CDTools program folder too.
To delete program folder from Windows 95 to Windows XP, click
Start button on taskbar and select Settings -> Taskbar... or Settings
-> Taskbar & Start Menu... (depends on operating system).

On Taskbar Properties, select tab Start Menu Programs or Ad-

vanced and click Advanced....

By using Explorer browse the current Windows directory (e.g.

C:\Windows), if you have 95/98/ME/NT, or Documents and Set-
tings, if you have WIN 2000 / XP.
Then browse Profiles, All Users or other users, Start Menu and
Programs.

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Select Programs, in the right pane select CDTools, and press Del-
key. It is possible that you will get error messages, but ignore them.

Delete environments GAD environments for the default GAD directory are:
PATH=C:\ABBCDTS;%PATH%
SET ECS_ROOT=C:\ABBCDTS

Windows 3.1x/95/98/ME:
Edit the file autoexec.bat and delete both GAD environments.

Windows NT/2000/XP:
If the file Autoexec.bat exists on C:\, edit this file and delete both
GAD environments. If this file contains only these environments,
then you can delete the complete file.
If environments are added by an advanced user, these both en-
vironments can be deleted out of Environments Variables of Sys-
tem Properties.

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for Windows 3.1x
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Appendix
Because there is a big amount of files to install, the installation can
take quite long, unless you have the write cache of Smartdrv en-
abled.
To check, whether the write cache is enabled or not, go to DOS-
prompt and write command:
SMARTDRV /S
The column "write cache" for the drive containing the temporal di-
rectory and the installation destination drive should state Yes. If not,
write following command (assuming installation destination is
C:\ABBCDTS and temporal directory is D:\TEMP):
SMARTDRV C+ D+
Exit from DOS-prompt before starting SETUP.
If you had to change caching status, remember to restore status af-
ter you have finished installation.
Assuming the status of C-drive was changed from no caching (col-
umn read cache contained No) and D-drive was changed from
read caching (column read cache contained Yes):
SMARTDRV C- D
Warning: Do not switch power off or reset your computer while
write caching is on.
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ECS.INI The ECS.INI file, which is located in subdirectory data of GAD pro-
gram, can also be modified by using an editor.

For exchanging current library modify the four lines with the direc-
tory of the library.

Please note:
The program can not handle more than ten directories, even
some of them are disabled by setting to No.
Use capital letters for directory names.
Changes are effected after restarting the GAD programs.

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