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10.1 Instructions for use
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SINUMERIK 840D Installation and Start-Up Guide (IAD) – 04.00 Edition
10.1.1 System requirements
To be able to use the start-up tool, version 3.1 and higher, the following hard-
ware conditions must be fulfilled:
S IBM
r
AT-compatible PG/PC with DX486 microprocessor,
e.g. SIMATIC PG 740
S At least 4 MB of main memory (ideally 8 MB)
S Floppy disk drive (3 1/2” or 5 1/4”)
S Hard disk drive for managing data
S Monochrome or color monitor (VGA)
S Keyboard
S MPI interface
S Mouse
S Connecting cable to link PG/PC and NCU module
Software configuration for start-up tool, software version V 3.1x and higher
S Operating system MS–DOS
r
version 3.1 and higher
S WINDOWS
T
operator interface, software version 3.1 and higher
10.1.2 Installation
Please observe the contents of the Read Me file supplied.
To install the software, please follow the procedure detailed below:
The memory area of the MPI card must be excluded from use by memory man-
agers (files: CONFIG.SYS, SYSTEM.INI).
Insert the first floppy disk and start the SETUP.BAT file by means of the WIN-
DOWS
T
file manager.
Enter the interface parameter node ID and baudrate (depending on interface
used) in file S7CFGPGX.DAT in the MPI driver directory using an ASCII editor.
Input for interface: X101: 3 (1.5 Mbaud)
The installation program requests all further necessary inputs and floppy disk
changes in user dialog.
Hardware
requirements
Software
requirements
Read.me
Requirement
Execution
Operator inputs
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