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I/A Series
Letterbug Configurator Users Guide
October 15, 2004
Invensys, Foxboro and I/A Series are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries, and affiliates.
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Tables.................................................................................................................................... vii
Preface.................................................................................................................................... ix
Who This Book Is For ............................................................................................................. ix
What You Should Know .......................................................................................................... ix
Revision Information ............................................................................................................... ix
Reference Documents .............................................................................................................. ix
Glossary of Terms ..................................................................................................................... x
1. Overview ........................................................................................................................... 1
Hardware Overview .................................................................................................................. 2
4. Configuration Database................................................................................................... 21
Database Format ..................................................................................................................... 21
Letterbugs .......................................................................................................................... 22
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Index .................................................................................................................................... 33
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Figures
1-1. Database Configuration File Display ............................................................................. 2
1-2. Hardware ID Label on FCP270 .................................................................................... 2
2-1. SD Memory card .......................................................................................................... 5
2-2. New Partnership, Set Up a Partnership Dialog Box ....................................................... 9
2-3. New Partnership, Select Synchronization Settings Dialog Box ...................................... 9
2-4. Microsoft ActiveSync Window .................................................................................... 10
2-5. New Partnership Dialog Box in ActiveSync ................................................................. 11
2-6. Welcome Window for Letterbug Configurator Installation Program ........................... 12
2-7. Welcome Window for Letterbug Configurator Installation Program ........................... 14
3-1. HPS Configurator File Window ................................................................................. 18
3-2. HPS Configurator Menu/Tool Bar ............................................................................. 18
4-1. Database Format ......................................................................................................... 21
4-2. Configuration Database File Format (.csv) Example .................................................... 23
4-3. Microsoft ActiveSync Window .................................................................................... 24
4-4. Options Dialog Box in ActiveSync .............................................................................. 25
4-5. Microsoft ActiveSync Window with File Synchronization Status ................................ 26
5-1. Database Configuration Files (Foxboro Folder) ........................................................... 28
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Tables
3-1. Edit Menu Commands and Associated Tools .............................................................. 19
3-2. View Menu Commands .............................................................................................. 19
3-3. Tools Menu Commands and Associated Tools ............................................................ 20
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Preface
This document describes the procedures for installing the soft letterbug into those stations that
use it.
Revision Information
For Release 8.0, the following changes were made:
On page 5, added specifications for the secures digital (SD) memory card.
On page 7, changed the HPS Configurator.msi installation program name to
HPS Configurator.ARMV4.CAB.
On page 31, changed modules to modules.
Reference Documents
The following documents provide additional and related information.
Field Control Processor 270 (FCP270) Users Guide (B0700AR)
Z-Module Control Processor 270 (ZCP270) Users Guide (B0700AN)
DIN Rail Mounted FBM Subsystem Users Guide (B0400FA)
System Definition: A Step-By-Step Procedure (B0193WQ)
System Management Displays (B0193JC).
These documents are available on the I/A Series Electronic Documentation CD-ROM
(K0173WT). The latest revisions of each document are also be available through our Customer
Satisfaction Center at http://ips.csc.invensys.com.
NOTE
For information on the FCM100Et Fieldbus Communications Module, refer to
DIN Rail Mounted FBM Subsystem Users Guide (B0400FA).
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Glossary of Terms
The following terminology, used throughout this users guide, relates to the HPS Configurator
and its associated equipment.
FCM100 Fieldbus Communications Modules are an interface that allow DIN rail
mounted Fieldbus Modules (FBMs) to communicate with the ZCP270
control station via the I/A Series 100 Mbps Ethernet fieldbus.
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1. Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the I/A Series Letterbug Configurator which enables you
to assign letterbugs to infrared enabled I/A Series stations from a Pocket PC.
The I/A Series Letterbug Configurator is a handheld device that allows you to assign letterbugs to
infrared (IR) enabled I/A Series control processors and Fieldbus Communication Modules. The
Letterbug Configurator comprises a Pocket PC loaded with the I/A Series Letterbug Configurator
installation package, which is stored on a secure digital (SD) memory card for installation pur-
poses. Letterbugs are alphanumeric strings that the user defines to identify stations in an
I/A Series control system. The configurator software runs on a Windows CE based Pocket PC
with an infrared (IR) port. The Letterbug Configurator communicates with IR enabled
I/A Series stations such as the:
Field Control Processor 270 (FCP270)
Z-Module Control Processor 270 (ZCP270)
Fieldbus Communications Module (FCM100Et).
! WARNING
The I/A Series Letterbug Configurator is a non-intrinsically safe device. Do not use
it in incendiary sensitive areas. Use it in general purpose areas only.
The portability of the Letterbug Configurator allows you to assign letterbugs to these stations and
manage the letterbug/hardware ID configuration database for the control system while in the
field. Using Microsoft ActiveSync, you can automatically synchronize any changes made to
the database on the Letterbug Configurator with a master database maintained on a Windows XP
based workstation.
The Letterbug Configurator allows you to:
Assign letterbugs
View, import, export, create or edit a configuration database file comprised of
hardware IDs and letterbugs
Collect on-line status information from I/A Series stations.
Figure 1-1 shows the Letterbug Configurator display of a database configuration file.
The Letterbug Configurator uses the hardware ID or letterbug of a specific station to establish a
communications session between that station and the Pocket PC. Once the session is established,
you can assign a letterbug or read status information from an FCP270, ZCP270 or FCM100Et.
To identify the hardware ID of a module, read it from the label on the modules outer cover (see
Figure 1-2).
NOTE
Before using Letterbug Configurator to assign letterbugs to modules, you should be
familiar with its operation. For operating procedures, refer to the documentation
that was supplied with your Letterbug Configurator.
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Letterbug/
Hardware ID
Associated Pair
FCP270
220357
Hardware ID
Label
Hardware Overview
The I/A Series Letterbug Configurator (Foxboro model code B21) includes the following Hewlett
Packard hardware:
HP iPAQ Pocket PC
USB synchronization cradle/charger
Rechargeable battery
Charger adapter
AC adapter
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SD memory card1
HP iPAQ Pocket PC companion CD-ROM
getting started and know your options instruction sheets.
The companion CD-ROM includes:
Microsoft ActiveSync 3.7 software
HP iPAQ Pocket PC Users Guide
For instructions on how to use the Pocket PC and its accessories, refer to the HP documentation.
Approved IPAQ models are listed on our Customer Satisfaction Center website using the follow-
ing link:
<http://ips.csc.invensys.com/content/prodinfo/pda/pda_config_install.asp>
1. TheSD memory card contains the file for installing the I/A Series Letterbug Configurator on the
Pocket PC.
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2. Installing Letterbug Configurator
Software on a Pocket PC
This chapter describes how to install the I/A Series Letterbug Configurator software on a
Pocket PC.
Before you can use the Pocket PC to assign letterbugs to IR enabled stations, you must install the
Letterbug Configurator software from the SD memory card or Internet. To install the software
from the Internet, you must install Microsoft ActiveSync on a Windows XP based desktop or
notebook PC. Then, using the USB port, you can connect the Pocket PC to the host computer to
install the Letterbug Configurator by running the installation program from the Invensys Web
page. You can also copy the installation program files from the Invensys Web page to a folder in
the host computer to run the program from there.
! CAUTION
Because most of the applications and data you install on your Pocket PC are held in
main memory, you will need to reinstall them if the battery completely discharges.
To download/upload the configuration database between the Pocket PC and a host computer, you
must synchronize the Pocket PC to the host computer using Microsoft ActiveSync. You can also
backup your configuration database to another SD memory card purchased for that purpose.
For replacement purposes, the memory card used with the I/A Series Letterbug Configurator is a
standard, secure digital (SD), read-write, flash memory card with a minimum of 32 MB of mem-
ory. The typical 9-pin, non-volatile, 32 MB SD memory card (Figure 2-1) serves as a funtional
replacement.
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! CAUTION
Save your configuration database before reinstalling the Letterbug Configurator.
Use the ActiveSync file synchronization option to automatically upload the .csv
database files from the Pocket PC to the host computer. To configure ActiveSync
file synchronization, see Downloading Via ActiveSync on page 24.
To reinstall the Letterbug Configurator software on your Pocket PC using the memory card:
1. Make sure the existing version of the Letterbug Configurator is not running. See
Stopping a Running Letterbug Configurator on the Pocket PC on page 14.
2. Insert the provided SD memory card into the secure digital I/O port on the top side
of the Pocket PC and push the card until it locks in place. Insert the card with the
label facing up and the truncated corner positioned as the lower left corner.
3. Tap Start > Programs > to open the Programs window.
4. Tap File Explorer to open the File Explorer window.
5. Navigate to the My Device folder.
6. Tap the SD Card folder to display the HPS Configurator.ARMV4.CAB installation
program (because of screen size limitations, only HPS Configura... is displayed).
7. Tap HPS Configura....
The Already Installed dialog box opens.
8. Tap OK.
The Confirm File Replace dialog box opens.
9. Tap Yes.
The installation completes.
You have completed reinstalling the Letterbug Configurator on the Pocket PC.
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You are now ready to install the Letterbug Configurator software on your Pocket PC by running
the setup.exe installation program.
You can run setup.exe from the:
Invensys Web page
Host computer.
For procedures, see Installing the Letterbug Configurator from the Internet or Host Computer
on page 11.
NOTE
Do not connect more than one Pocket PC to the host computer at the same time.
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! CAUTION
Save your configuration database before reinstalling the Letterbug Configurator.
Use the ActiveSync file synchronization option to automatically upload the .csv
database files from the Pocket PC to the host computer. To configure ActiveSync
file synchronization, see Downloading Via ActiveSync on page 24.
To install a new version of the Letterbug Configurator software from the Internet to a Pocket PC
that is already loaded with an older version:
1. Make sure the existing version of the Letterbug Configurator is not running. See
Stopping a Running Letterbug Configurator on the Pocket PC .
2. Synchronize the Pocket PC with the host computer. See Synchronizing the Pocket
PC with the Host Computer on page 8.
3. Click on the following link to access the Letterbug Configurator installation program:
<http://ips.csc.invensys.com/content/prodinfo/pda/pda_config_install.asp>
4. Click on the setup.exe program.
The Welcome to HPS Pocket Configurator Setup Wizard window opens (Figure 2-7).
The Repair HPS Pocket Configurator option is preselected.
5. Click Finish to start the installation
The Installing HPS Pocket Configurator window opens, then the Applications
Already Installed dialog box opens.
6. Click Yes.
The Installing Applications dialog box opens.
7. Click Yes to use the default application install directory.
The Application Download Complete dialog box opens on the host computer, and
the Already Installed dialog box opens on the Pocket PC.
a. On the Pocket PC, tap OK.
The Confirm File Replace window opens.
b. Click Yes.
The installation completes.
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3. User Interface
This chapter describes the HPS Configurator file and document windows, menus, toolbar, and
menu/toolbar commands.
When you tap HPS Configurator in the Start menu on the Pocket PC, either the document or file
window is displayed. If a file is open, it is displayed in the document window (see Document
Window ). If this is the first time the application has been started, the example.csv file is dis-
played. If no file is currently open and files exist in the Foxboro folder, the file window is
displayed (see File Window ).
The following sections provide a brief description of the windows and the menu and toolbar
commands that are available in the HPS Configurator. There may be some differences in the
interface, depending on the device manufacturer and model that you are using.
File Window
The file window contains a list of .csv HPS Configuration files stored in the default Foxboro
folder (see Figure 3-1). You can chose other folders, but only .csv files are displayed.
The file window contains two menus:
New Opens an empty file configuration display so you can create a new config-
uration database file under a default name HPSConfigx.cvs, where x is an
incremented number that ensures unique file names.
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Document Window
The document window displays an opened configuration file in a grid similar to a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet. Figure 3-2 shows the HPS Configurator menu/tool bar.
Read
Cut Paste Status
The default document view is the All view, which displays all data without any filtering. Each
view allows the user to edit, add or remove data displayed in the grid by using the Stylus and the
Block Recognizer, Keyboard, Letter Recognizer or Transcriber (see the Pocket PC documentation
for more information on these input mechanisms).
Using the stylus, you can select single cells, multiple cells, rows, columns or the entire data area.
This feature is useful in cut, copy and paste operations.
Tap a column button to sort the cells in alphanumeric order, either ascending or descending. This
feature is useful for finding letterbug or hardware IDs in a large configuration.
The amount of data that the grid can hold is limited only by available memory.
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Toolbar Menu
Button Command Function
Cut Cuts the contents of the currently selected cell and pastes it to
the clipboard.
Copy Copies the contents of the currently selected cell to the
clipboard.
Paste Pastes the clipboard contents to the currently selected cell.
--- Add Inserts a new row at the bottom of the spreadsheet and moves
the cursor to the first cell of that row. Add is only available
when View > All is selected.
Menu
Command Function
Assigned Displays only the hardware ID and letterbug pairs that have been assigned
to a module.
Available* Displays only those hardware ID and letterbug pairs that have not been
assigned.
Associated Displays only rows that have both a hardware ID and letterbug pair.
Dissociated Display only rows that have a hardware ID or a letterbug, but not both.
All Displays all data without filtering. This view must be active to use the Add
command in the Edit menu.
* The Available view is useful during assignment of letterbugs, since only those stations
that have not received a letterbug are displayed. When you make an assignment, the
contents of the Assigned column are overwritten with a Y and the row is removed from
the view. Disassociated rows are not displayed in this view.
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Toolbar Menu
Button Command Function
--- Help Opens the HPS Configurator help file.
--- Save As... Opens the Save As dialog box which enables you to save the
configuration file under another name or in a different folder.
--- Revert to saved Discards any changes and reverts back to the last saved data
state.
Read Status1,2 Establishes communication with the module and displays
available module status data.
Assign letterbug Establishes communication with the module (using its hard-
ware ID) and assigns the designated letterbug to the module.
This command is available only when you have selected a row
with a valid hardware ID and letterbug.
Display Keypad Displays the keypad for typing an alphanumeric text string in
the currently selected cell.
1 This command is enabled by selecting a:
Single hardware ID or letterbug
Row containing either a hardware ID or a letterbug
Row containing both a hardware ID and a letterbug
2 The Read Status command returns either the letterbug or hardware ID of the target module.
This information is automatically entered into the database. If a duplicate hardware ID is
present in the database, the new entry is marked with a yellow background. You then have the
opportunity to find and correct the duplicate entry (sort on hardware ID for large databases).
Editing the hardware ID with the yellow background or changing the View removes the
yellow warning indicator. If no action is taken, the duplicate is stored in the database.
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4. Configuration Database
This chapter describes the configuration database format. It also describes how to create the
database on a host computer and download the database to the Pocket PC.
You can maintain the configuration database on a workstation using an application such as
Microsoft Excel or on the Pocket PC using the HPS Configurator.
The configuration database can contain the following information for each station:
Hardware ID
Letterbug
Assignment information
Using Microsoft's ActiveSync version 3.5 (or higher), you can automatically synchronize the
database maintained on a workstation with the database on the Pocket PC.
Database Format
As shown in Figure 4-1, you can maintain the configuration database in a spreadsheet such as
Microsoft Excel. The configuration database has three columns and one or more rows. The first
row, which is mandatory, contains the column headings. Any successive rows contain the data.
You can click on a column heading to sort that column.
Mandatory
Column Headings
Letterbug/
Hardware ID
Associated Pair
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The first column contains the hardware IDs, the second column contains the letterbugs and the
third column indicates whether a hardware ID/letterbug pair in a row has been assigned to a sta-
tion. If the assignment has been made, the Assigned column contains a Y, otherwise the column is
blank.
You must enter the data according to the formatting guidelines described below.
NOTE
1. Fault-tolerant stations have unique hardware IDs but the same letterbug.
2. A module letterbug must be unique within the system, but the HPS Configurator
does not enforce this restriction.
Letterbugs
Letterbugs are initially assigned during the system definition phase of system implementation.
System definition is usually performed prior to the installation of the system equipment. Reports
produced by your system definition software contain the hardware ID and letterbug information
that is used in the following sections. For complete information on system definition, see System
Definition: A Step-By-Step Procedure (B0193WQ).
File Format
The configuration database is stored in comma-delimited format (.csv). Blank rows indicate rows
without data. The first row is reserved for headings and should be entered as shown in Figure 4-2.
If data is entered in the first row, it is ignored by the HPS Configurator.
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ID,Letterbug,A
C00015,SGCP40,
000047,FCP100,
,FCP200,
,FCP300,
C00014,,
000064,,
6C0000,FCM100,
,FCM200,
NOTE
The Pocket Excel application does not have an option to save a file in CSV format.
NOTE
Fault tolerant stations have unique hardware IDs but share the same letterbug.
You must ensure that the first four characters of a module letterbug are unique within
the system; the software does not enforce this restriction.
3. In the File menu, click Save As, and in the dialog that opens enter a file name. In the
Save as type field, click CSV (comma delimited) (*.csv).
4. Use ActiveSync to download the file to the Pocket PC as described in Downloading
the Configuration Database to a Pocket PC on page 24.
When you have finished creating the configuration database and have downloaded it to the
Pocket PC, you are ready to assign the letterbugs to modules.
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NOTE
You must have ActiveSync 3.7 (or greater) installed on your PC.
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Hereafter, each time the Pocket PC is connected to the host computer, ActiveSync automatically
checks to ensure that both devices are synchronized. For more information, refer to the Active-
Sync Help or the HP documentation for your Pocket PC.
Downloading Manually
You can manually transfer CSV database files from the host computer to the Pocket PC.
To manually transfer files to the Pocket PC:
1. Synchronize the Pocket PC with the host computer. See Synchronizing the Pocket
PC with the Host Computer on page 8.
The Microsoft ActiveSync window (Figure 4-3) opens and displays the status of the
Pocket PC connection which should be Synchronized.
2. Open Windows Explorer on the host computer, navigate to Mobile Device\My
Pocket PC\My Documents folder and create a folder named Foxboro, if it does not
already exist.
3. Copy the *.csv files from the host computer drive to the Mobile Device\My Pocket
PC\My Documents\Foxboro folder.
The *.csv files are now in the My Documents\Foxboro folder on the Pocket PC.
Conversely, you can copy files from the Pocket PC to the host computer.
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5. Operating the Letterbug
Configurator
This chapter describes how to assign letterbugs to IR enabled stations and read status from the
stations.
NOTE
The Letterbug Configurator uses the IR port (COM2:) to communicate with
I/A Series stations. This port cannot be shared between applications. If another
application uses the IR port, such as the Beam application included with the Pocket
PC, it must be disabled. See Before Installing the Letterbug Configurator on
page 6.
NOTE
Fault-tolerant FCP270s have different hardware IDs but share the same letterbug.
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4. To select the row that contains the hardware ID of the FCP270, tap the row number
on the left of the list (see Figure 4-1 on page 21).
Both the hardware ID and letterbug must be selected. Otherwise, the Assign
Letterbug command is disabled.
5. Point the Letterbug Configurator at the FCP270 and tap in the toolbar.
The Letterbug Configurator establishes communication with the FCP270 (indicated
by the modules IR active LED lighting), sets the modules letterbug, and then
terminates communication. You are notified of the success or failure of the command
by a status message that appears on your Letterbug Configurator.
6. Connect the Mesh control network fiber optic cables to the FCP270 as instructed in
Field Control Processor 270 Users Guide (B0700AR).
If the letterbug assignment was successful, the FCP270 reboots as described in the
above document.
7. If you are configuring a fault-tolerant FCP270, wait until the primary module lights
the green Operational Status LED and turns off the red LED.
8. Connect the fiber optic cables to the shadow module and install it in the baseplate as
instructed in Field Control Processor 270 Users Guide (B0700AR).
The shadow module boots, receives its FCP270 information from the primary
module, and marries the primary module as described in the above document.
You have now completed assigning a letterbug to either a single or fault-tolerant FCP270. To
assign additional letterbugs, repeat these steps. To change existing letterbugs, change the letterbug
in the CSV file and repeat these steps.
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Fault-tolerant ZCP270s have different hardware IDs but share the same letterbug.
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10. Reset the shadow module by depressing its recessed reset button as instructed in
Z-Module Control Processor 270 Users Guide (B0700AN).
The shadow module boots up and marries the primary module as described in the
above document.
You have now completed assigning a letterbug to either a single or fault-tolerant ZCP270. To
assign additional letterbugs, repeat these steps. To change existing letterbugs, change the letterbug
in the CSV file and repeat these steps.
NOTE
Redundant FCM100Ets have different hardware IDs but share the same letterbug.
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Both FCM100Et modules reboot to request the first time information (MAC
addresses, and IP addresses) from the ZCP270. For normal operation, the state of the
Operational Status LEDs on both modules is off for the red LED and on for the green
LED, and the Master LED is on for one module while the Tracker LED is on for the
other module.
You have now completed assigning a letterbug to a redundant FCM100Et pair. To assign
additional letterbugs, repeat these steps. To change existing letterbugs, change the letterbug in the
CSV file and repeat these steps.
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Index
A
Assigning letterbugs 2731
C
Configuration database
content 21
creating 23
downloading to Pocket PC 24
file format 22
format 21
CSV, definition x
Customer Satisfaction Center, URL ix
D
Database format 21
Document window 18
E
Edit menu commands 19
F
FCM, definition x
File window 17
G
Glossary x
H
Hardware ID, definition 22
HPS Configurator
Document window 18
Edit menu commands 19
File window 17
Tools menu commands 20
View menu commands 19
I
Infrared communication, establishing 27
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Letterbug assignment
FCP270 27
redundant FCM100Et 30
ZCP270 29
Letterbug Configurator
installation on Pocket PC 6, 7
overview 1
Letterbug, definition x, 22
Letterbugs
assigning 2731
infrared communication, establishing 27
system definition 22
M
MAC, definition x
Module status information, reading 31
P
Pocket PC, installing Letterbug Configurator 5
R
Reading status information, module 31
Reference documents ix
Revision information ix
S
Status information, reading 31
T
Tools menu commands 20
U
USB, definition x
V
View menu commands 19
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