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SOMMARIO
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 2
Information on safety ............................................................................................ 2
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 2
Prerequisites ......................................................................................................... 2
2. Installation ................................................................................................................ 3
3. Parameters configuration ....................................................................................... 5
Connection ........................................................................................................... 5
Configure the device ............................................................................................. 7
Reading of parameters ......................................................................................... 7
Copy of parameters .............................................................................................. 7
Modification of parameters and writinga ............................................................... 7
3.5.1 Numeric .......................................................................................................... 8
3.5.2 Select from list ................................................................................................ 8
3.5.3 Generic analogue sensor ............................................................................... 8
3.5.4 AND/OR” logics ............................................................................................ 10
3.5.5 PLC function ................................................................................................. 12
3.5.5.1 PLC Read and Save ............................................................................. 13
3.5.5.2 PLC Upload and transmit ..................................................................... 13
3.5.5.3 PLC Cancel .......................................................................................... 13
Transmit the parameter ...................................................................................... 14
Disconnect/Exit from program ............................................................................ 14
4. Menu bar ................................................................................................................. 14
Menu File ............................................................................................................ 15
4.1.1 Language selection ...................................................................................... 15
4.1.2 Select the device .......................................................................................... 16
4.1.3 Information of a job ....................................................................................... 16
4.1.4 Device configuration ..................................................................................... 16
4.1.5 Counters ....................................................................................................... 18
4.1.6 Update clock................................................................................................. 18
4.1.7 Additional languages management (Only available for some devices) ........ 19
4.1.8 Check the updates on SICES web site ......................................................... 20
4.1.9 Exit ............................................................................................................... 20
Communication Menu ......................................................................................... 20
4.2.1 Select the communication resource ............................................................. 20
4.2.2 Select the address ........................................................................................ 21
4.2.3 Connect ........................................................................................................ 21
4.2.4 Disconnect.................................................................................................... 22
Commands ......................................................................................................... 22
4.3.1 Read from the device ................................................................................... 22
4.3.2 Transmit to the device .................................................................................. 22
4.3.3 Copy from “in the device” to “in the PC” ....................................................... 23
4.3.4 Default .......................................................................................................... 23
4.3.5 Upload from file ............................................................................................ 24
4.3.6 Save on file................................................................................................... 24
4.3.7 Print .............................................................................................................. 25
Information on… ................................................................................................. 25
5. Viewes .................................................................................................................... 26

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 Upper bar............................................................................................................ 26
5.1.1 Access code ................................................................................................. 26
5.1.2 Current level ................................................................................................. 26
5.1.3 Warning ........................................................................................................ 26
Lower bar............................................................................................................ 27
5.2.1 Type of device and product code (1) ............................................................ 27
5.2.2 Device Firmware (2) ..................................................................................... 27
5.2.3 Codice identificativo “ID Code” (3) ................................................................ 27
5.2.4 Job (4) .......................................................................................................... 27
5.2.5 Information notes (5) .................................................................................... 27
5.2.6 Serial Communication (6) ............................................................................. 27
5.2.7 Serial address “Device” (7) ........................................................................... 28
5.2.8 IP address (8) ............................................................................................... 28
5.2.9 Correct/Failed data Counters (9/10) ............................................................. 28

CAUTION! This icon is used in the safety messages of the manual when there are
possible danger situations that may cause injuries or death if the danger is not avoided.
This safety messages describe the normal precautions needed to avoid danger. Ignoring
these instructions, may cause serious damages to things and/or people.

WARNING! This icon is used in the safety messages for dangers that, if not avoided,
may cause injuries, damages or malfunctioning. The message can be also used only for
few dangers that may cause damages to things and/or people.

INFORMATION! This icon indicates that the message includes useful information for
the development of the operation or procedures clarifications.

This manual shows the correct procedure for using the “BoardPRG 3.xx” software for the
configuration of SICES Srl devices for the control of gensets.

The use of the “BoardPrg3xx” software is addressed to qualified personnel with specific expertise in
the use and installation of emergency gensets and, in case, of parallel applications. It is necessary
to acknowledge the electric diagram of the installation, the type of plant and the operation sequences
required. Before using the software, it is necessary to read this manual and the User manual of the
device to be configured carefully.

The minimum hardware/software requirements for the installation of Board PRG 3.xx are:
 Windows® XP or higher
 Processor Pentium 233 MHz or superior
 At least 64 MB RAM
 At least 50MB of available memory on hard disk
 CD-ROM or DVD-ROM unit
 Keyboard and mouse Microsoft or compatible pointing device
 Video card and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600) resolution or superior

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 Serial communication port and/or USB1.1 port or superior (for installation from USB Pen Drive
and/or USB converter / RS232 serial)

1) Insert the Manual CD in the suitable DVD/CD reader of the PC or, alternatively download
the software Board Programming (BoardPRG 3.xx) from website www.sices.eu, from the
download section. In this last case, see point 6.

2)

3)
4) If the enabling “autorun” function is provided by the PC setting, the “start” program in the
CD will be automatically performed with a view of the main window.

INFORMATION! If the“ autorun” function is not enabled, it is necessary to view, the

CD content through “computer” and launch “start” by a double click or by right mouse
digit and “open”.

5) Click on “BoardPrg3”, in the Software window, and then, at

the opening of the content “Index”, click on the installation file
“BoardPrg3_3xx.msi”.

Go to point 5.

6) Click on “Software Internet Web Page” or connect to website www.sices.eu. After the
registration in “Private Client Area” and after inserting all data required, you will receive
an e-mail with “Username” and “Password” to access the Download area, where will be
possible to download some useful software among which BoardPRG3.xx.

Log in using Username and password and enter the download area. Click on BoardPRG
3.xx icon.

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 7) The installation file will be saved in the predefined file for the “Downloads” which
corresponds to this path:

Windows® XP: C\Documents and Settings\ (Your Username) Documents

Windows® 7/8: C:\Users\ (Your Username) \Downloads

8) Double click on installation file

“BoardPrg3_3xx.msi”. Follow the indications of the
installation windows, confirming with “Next”:

Select the licence terms and confirm with “Next”.

Click “Next” to proceed with the installation of

the software in the default file and proceed with
“Next”.

Confirm by pressing “Install” to proceed.

Note: To proceed with the installation the

administrator rights are necessary. Ask your EDP
Manager (Electronic Data Processing) for further
information.

When the
installation is
concluded press “Finish”.

At the end of the installation, perform the program from

menu “Start”, “All programs”, “Sices”, “BoardPrg3”.

From the “FILE” drop down menu it is possible to select

the language using “Select the language” to select the language desired among those
available.

From the “FILE” drop menu, select “Check updates on SICES website”.

To perform this operation, an internet connection is necessary. The update of the SW, with
this procedure, will have to be performed periodically.

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 Below, the basic operations for a correct communication with the device will be shown,
together with a copy of parameters to perform the modification and the transmission of the
parameters themselves to the device, after the modification.

Jump to par. 3.2 ”Configure the device” if you do not use a serial connection with the device.

Below, it will be described a basic procedure for the device connection composed by a “Serial
RS232/USB2.0” adaptor and a serial cross-over type cable (crossed). For further details
and/or to consult the different types of connection, it is necessary to consult the Manual
“EAAS0341xx Serial Communication Specification and Modbus and SMS Protocol”

The devices are provided with a serial port compatible with the EIA-RS232 specifications. It is
accessible from the outside through the male connector DB 9 poles CANON type, same as
those used on PC. The pinout of the connector is standard type, as follows:

Pins Function
1 N.C.
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS RS232 Devices Serial port
8 N.C.
9 N.C.

RS232 Serial Pins Devices

The connection with the serial port of the PC is supposed to

be by means of a serial cable crossover type (crossed cable),
of which the main characteristic is the inversion of pin 2 and
3 of the 9 poles Canon connector.

RS232 PC Porta seriale

RS232 9 poles F/F Crossover Serial cable

RS232 PC Serial not available:

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 If you do not have a RS232 serial port in your
PC, in addition to the RS232 serial cable
9poles F/F crossover, it is necessary to
purchase a USB/RS232 converter. These
converters, usually self-supplied by the same
USB jack, if available in the PC, can have the
same characteristics of a standard serial RS23.

To allow these converters to operate, they are

provided with a special driver for PC. For the converter installation, refer to the installation
guide supplied.

After the installation of the driver and the connection of the driver itself to the USB port, the
operation system will detect a COM x serial. Check if the setting of the serial communication
between the communication software of the PC and the control device.
The default settings of the devices are:

- Baud rate (Bit per second): 9600

- Data Bits: 8

- Parity: none

- Stop bits :1

- Flow control: none

From the “Communication” drop down menu select the sentence “Select the
communication resources” and, after ticking the peripheral device you want to use for the
connection in the box “Communication resources”, press “Ok” to confirm (Ref. par. 4.2
Communication Communication).

It is also necessary to select and configure, still from “Communication”, the serial address of
the device. In the “Select serial address” window, insert the address of the device meant to be
connected; this address corresponds to 1 as default setting; confirm by pressing “Ok”.

If you don’t know the device address to be assigned, the parameter identifying the address of
the first serial port for every device, except for MC100, is P.0451. For MC100 the parameter
is P.4201. (Ref. par. 4.2.2 Select the address).

Click on the icon “Connect” in the control bar. (Ref. par. 4.2.3 Conne).

Confirm “Yes” to proceed with the reading of the information of the connected device and the
relative acquisitions from the software.

Press “Connect” once more to recharge the updated settings and enable the connection of
the device.

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 INFORMATION! To save the configuration it is necessary to reconnect.

INFORMATION! Before pressing “Transmit”, be sure that in the column “In the PC”
are valid values for that device.

WARNING! Transmitting the column “In the PC” without values (empty) means
transmitting all parameters, not protect, to 0. This will cause the complete cancelation
of the device configuration, therefore causing serious damages to things and/or
persons.

Click on the icon button “Configure”, in the control bar, to drop the menu and under- menu
down on the left side of the display.

The parameters inside the menu and under-menu are not visible until when they will not be
selected or decompressed by selecting on the file or on the “+” sign. (Ref. par. 4.1.4
Configuration of device).

Click on the icon button “Read” in the control bar and confirm with “Yes” to proceed with the
reading of the parameters of the device. When the operation is concluded, the status is visible
from the progress bar.

When the reading is completed, the parameters uploaded in the device will be available, only
displayed. (Ref. par.3.3 Reading of parameters).

Click on the icon button “Copy” in the control bar and confirm with “Yes” to proceed with the
copy of the parameters from the only reading column “In the Device” to the column “In the
PC”.(Ref. par. 4.3.3 Copy from “in the device” to “in the PC”)

Click on menu “Parameters, I/O or alternative configurations”.

To view the parameters to be modified, it is necessary (if compressed) to click on (+) which
corresponds to the under-menu.

The under-menu can contain other under-menus, which have to be selected in order to view
the parameters correctly.

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 To modify the parameter /s it is necessary to click on the parameter box of the columns “In the
PC”. Different modes to change this value are available.

If it is a numeric value, only one click is enough to select the parameter and the numeric
keyboard to set the new value:

Press “Send” to confirm the value or “Esc” to cancel the modification.

INFORMATION! If the set value does not comply with the permissible values of for that
parameter, the software will not accept the value, providing the red box:

Re-set a valid value and press “Send” or press “Esc” to cancel the modification.

A valid and confirmed value is displayed with a yellow box to highlight the difference with the
value in the device:

If the value is a condition and/or an operation mode, a double click is necessary to display,
form the drop down menu, the available options.

Select by the arrows, the available options and click on “Send” to confirm.

The yellow box indicates the modification of the option, compared to the one set in the device.

INFORMATION! Only available for some models of devices.

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The configuration of analogue sensors, in addition to the hardware configuration, also needs a
software configuration. This configuration can be performed in two ways:

 Standard configuration

Configuration performed for the standard sensors and/or as digital inputs; in this case it is only
necessary to select, among the available choices, the sensor type to enable.

 Special configuration

To offer the possibility to use all sensors (impedance, voltage and/or current) present in
the market, we implemented the special configuration of the analogue inputs. This,
together or not with a signal transducer (only voltage and/or current) allows, for some
analogue input, to customize the conversion curve of the generic sensor.

Follow the indications of the sensor producer to better define the curve of measure, the decimal
digits and the points of resolution desired.

Following, an example of curve of a sensor with input with voltage 0..5V named “OIL LEVEL”:

1) Select the generic device.

2) Select the file “New” if you desire to create a new sensor or if it is not present in the file

“Sensors”. Select “Open” if the file of the “sensorname.sns” has already been saved in
the PC or you want to use a compliant one, available in the file “Sensors”.

3) Click on “+” or “-“ to add or remove the points of resolution of the curve.

INFORMATION! If the sensor is linear, only 2 points are sufficient. The more points are
added to the curve, the higher the resolution.

After creating the sensor, it is possible to save it, “Save” , for a future use and/or transmit it
to the card.

The digits “In the PC” and “In the card” allow the view
of the sensor, respectively to be transmitted and after transmitting.

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 INFORMATION! The sensor configuration follows the same rules used for the
parameters in reading and writing, that is, if we transmit a sensor configuration to the
card, this last will overwrite the previous configuration.
Before overwriting, we suggest to save eventual sensors present in the card.
To save the sensor configuration of the card, press “Save” and name the sensor with
*.sns extension.

For the analogue sensor, two thresholds of intervention are available with possibility to
define, through a bit combination, the sequence to use when a threshold is detected.

Selecting with double click the “Configuration” boxes, a window will open where
possible to flag one or more intervention sequences.

After selecting, click “OK” to confirm.

INFORMATION! Only available for some model of devices.

The value “AND/OR0103-Logics” allows to configure, through a Boolean logic, the digital outputs
depending on one or more status conditions in a given event. The possibility to use the AND
or OR ports and their relative negation (NOT) on the single status condition, allows to satisfy
the most part of the requests. For each configuration up to 30 logic blocks are available.

INFORMATION! It is not possible to use contemporarily more than one AND or OR logic
operations for the same output.

In the following example, we configured an output with AND logic and 4 logic blocks with n. 4 logic
condition inverted.

For the logic configuration it is necessary to select the “AND/OR 0103-Logic” in the functions
connected to the “Digital outputs”.

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In the above example, we configured a digital input, which will be available if all conditions are
satisfied.

1 – If the device is in AUTO mode.

2 – If the engine is started.

3 – If the generator voltage is in tolerance.

4 – It there are not cumulative pre-alarms (Box denied).

The selectable and available conditions are shown in the window relative to the single block.

To configure the digital output with 0103 value, select the icon “+” (add) to open the
choice window and thus define the condition and the event status.

Click on icon “+” to expand the under menu, select the status condition to be used and click on

“OK” to confirm or “Cancel” to delete the operation.

INFORMATION!: Some status conditions might be not available: “Digital inputs”, “Digital
Outputs”, “Alarms” and “Thresholds on measures Status” if not configured in the plant and/or not
available..

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 INFORMATION! Only available for some model of devices.

The value “0101 – Used by PLC” matches the digital output to the PLC device internal function
(Programmable logic controller), activating the output only if the operation conditions and/or
sequence are satisfied. For further details and/or clarifications, refer to the manual: SICES
EAAM0432xxXA SICES PLC Editor.

If the device supports this function, in the control bar will appear the icon “PLC”.

With this function it is possible to read and/or transfer a file, previously filled in with SICES PLC
Editor, containing the advanced functions of the AND/OR logics, timer, counters, variables, that
is all PLC standard functions.

Click on the icon to open the window through the “PLC” commands:

If the device is connected and in communication, the PLC management for the DST4602
controllers will be available, starting from the rev. 3.14 of the BoardPrg3. This management
allows reading, writing and cancelling the PLC program, which is on SICES controllers, by
means of a specific window recallable through the “PLC” program, which is in the tools bar.

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The “Read and save” command allows to read the PLC program which is in the device and save it
with a “File Name” in a file of the PC or in an external data support.

The “Upload and transmit” command allows transmitting the PLC program to the controller.

to proceed with the writing and/or re-writing of the file in the device, the confirmation is required:

Conferm with “Open” the file to send to the device.

A confirmation window informs about the correct transferring. Click “OK” and “Close” to return to the
main program.

The “Cancel” command cancels all PLC program, which is in the controller. It is necessary to confirm
“Yes” in the window of command confirmation:

A confirmation window informs about the correct cancelation of the PLC program. Click “OK” and
“Close” to return to the main program.

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 Some values of SetPoint, defined inside the PLC will be visible in the BoardPRG3.xx on the menu
“6 –PLC SetPoint”. These values, from parameter P.1501, can be settable as normal numeric values
(Ref. par. 3.5.1 Numeric)

Click on icon “Transmit” in the command bar and confirm with “Yes” to proceed with the
transmission of the parameters from the column of “In the PC” to the column “In the Device”
(Ref. par. 4.3.2 Tra to the device)

INFORMATION!: The transmission of the parameters will only affect the not password protected
parameters. (Ref. par. Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata
trovata. code)

If the transmission happened without complications, the column “In the device” and the column “In the PC”
will be aligned, that is, there will be no indications of differences in the parameters. Different methods to
interrupt the execution of a program are available; Here follows the most correct procedure: click on
“Disconnect”, to interrupt the communication with the serial port, click “File” and select “Exit” (Ctrl+E) (Ref.
par. Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. Errore. L'origine riferimento non è stata trovata. Bar, 4.2.4
Disconne) in the drop down menu.

Following are the descriptions of the commands in the menu bar and, the main commands
are under the same icon to simplify.

Some commands of the menu bar and/or of the commands icons can have three types of
views based on their functional status, on the ongoing communication, on the access rights to
the parameters and/or on the plant configuration.

The view of such buttons can have three different status:

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 1) Commands or Buttons not available
and/or disabled. In this case, the buttons
are not usable since they are already
activated or not available for the function
with device not connected. The image will
be with a clear background and the
writings in clear grey.

2) Commands or buttons available. The

buttons have not been clicked and the
corresponding function is disabled. The
view is in relief and has a grey
background as the menu bar.

3) Commands or Buttons activated. The buttons have been clicked and the corresponding
function activated. The view is in bas-relief and the background is clear grey.

By clicking on the arrow on the right, it is possible to select one of the following languages:

Italian, English, French and Portuguese.

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 From the drop down menu “FILE”, select “Select the device”.

From the window “Device” select the model to configure.

In the box “Revision”, write the version FW (visible on the serial number plate). This
information is useful only in case you work OFF-LINE (not connected to the controller). In
case of connection with the controller, the SW will inform about eventual differences between
controller type and FW set and the real setting of the controller.

It is possible to add some data and notes, which will be saved in the PC together with the
configuration.

The button Configuration activates the windows of parameters configuration.

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To start the Configuration procedure, it is necessary to click on button “Configure.” .

Select one of the three main menues among “Parameters”, “I/O” and “Alternative
Configurations”. For some devices, the main menues can only be 2, Parameters and I/O.

Following is and example of the ”parameter” Menu

Now it will be possible to view the list of parameters:

(These lists only appear if a voice that cannot be further

decompressed on the left of the menu is selected).

An example of the “I/O” Menu as follows:

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 In this menu, parameters are available for the configuration of the:

 Digital inputs

 Digital outputs

 Analogue inputs

The function Counters is reserved for the genset constructor.

If the function is released, click the icon button “Counters” and the values saved in the
counters of the device will be displayed.

The procedure for the reading 3.3 (Parameters reading), the copy, the modification of values
3.5.1 (Numeric) and the transmission 3.6 (Transmit the parameters) of parameters is the same
used in the configuration (Ref. par. 3.5.1 Numeric).

The Clock button allows synchronizing the controller clock with that of the PC. This function
is active only if the device is in communication with the software.

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The language management (messages displayed by the controller) allows to upload the
language into the device, in addition to the default languages. Only for some model, the
function “Languages” is visible and available.

To check out the available languages, it is necessary to click on button “Check on web site”.

Select the desired language, if available, and click on button “Upload and transmit”

to proceed with the installation.

Confirm eventual confirmation requests with “Yes”.

At the end of the uploading, confirm with “OK” to close the message window.

Select a new language to upload a new language or click the button “Close”
to exit the “Additional Languages Management” and return to the main window.

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 It automatically checks the software update and, if necessary, updates the software installed
in the PC.

It interrupts the communication with the device, if active, and closes the program BoardPRG3.

In this menu, it is possible to define the parameters of communication between the PC and
the device.

We remark that the current PCs have not serial ports, so that it is necessary a Serial adaptor
RS232/USB or, for more recent devices, only the USB cable for peripherals. If you use the
Serial adaptor RS232/USB or directly the virtual USB, it is important to correctly notice which
serial port is correctly assigned to the interface.

1) From menu COMMUNICATION, by selecting “Select communication resource”, a

window “Communication resources” opens, which allows to select the resource (serial port
or Ethernet) to be used for the connection. We remark that the eventual USB/SERIAL
RS232 adaptor will have to be connected before the program is started.

2) Select the resource meant to be

used so that the corresponding
box is ticked.
When the resource is highlighed

(normally in BLUE)
,press the button CONFIGURE to
set the communication
parameters (this activity is not
significant if you select Ethernet
communication).

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3) Select the speed (Bits per second = Baudrate)
in the same way as set in the controller.

The other fields have to be configured as in the

picture (unless they have been modified at
controller level).

Below the default parameters are shown:

The program can communicate with the controllers through serial port or Ethernet or virtual
USB (virtual serial RS232).

Then select from COMMUNICATIONS the voice “Select the serial address”.

If you chose the communication via serial port, only the first line (the one containing the
address) will be modifiable. Instead, if you chose the ETHERNET communication, the other
fields will be modifiable.

In case of ETHERNET communication, it is usually enough to set only the “IP address” box.
Leave the other data as per default.

Activate the connection through the selected serial or Ethernet port. Check the correct data

exchange through the message counter, which is in the bottom right of the window:

A correct communication will return the increase of positive packets, number on the left of the
bar “/”, leaving the number on the right of the bar “/” to 0.

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 It deactivates the communication between the serial port with the device, so allowing to modify
the communication settings and/or to use other softwares using the same serial port.

Pressing the button “Read” (from keyboard: “CTRL+R”) a command confirmation window will
open up to proceed with the reading of the parameters configuration. Confirm “Yes” to proceed
or “No” to cancel.

After the confirmation to proceed and, when the reading of the

parameters in the device has finished, these parameters will be
shown in the column “In the device”.

INFORMATION! This procedure permanently overwrites the parameters currently

saved in the device. We recommend to read the procedure at paragraph “Parameters
Configuration” carefully before activating the function “transmit”.

Pressing the button “Transmit” (from keyboard: “CTRL+W”) a command confirmation window
will open up providing the
transmission of the parameters
configuration. Confirm “Yes” to
proceed or “No” to cancel.

After the confirmation to proceed, the

data transmission of the modified
parameters is performed in the
column “In the PC” on device “In the
device”.

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 INFORMATION! The modification and the transmission of the parameters
is subject to password level, inserted in the device and validated in the box “access
code”. Further information at paragraph “Access code”.

When the transmission has finished, if the parameters have been modified, the two columns
will be aligned with the same values and there will be no highlighted differences, either on
the structure tree (on the top left), or in the cells of the columns with some highlighted zones.

To modify the parameters values, before transmitting them, it is necessary to copy the
parameters from device to PC, respectively from the left column “Nel dispositivo” a quella di
destra “Nel PC”. Cliccare il pulsante “Copia” e confermare con “Si” per procedere alla copia
dei valori dal dispositivo o “No” per annullare la copia.

If you chose to copy the configuration, the software will align the values from column “In the
device” to column “In the PC”.

Clicking the button “Default” it is possible to upload in the column “In the PC” the basic
parameters usually inserted as a default program. This function allows a comparison between

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 the default parameters and those set in the device and/or to restore the configuration values
to default ones.

Clicking the button “Upload”, a window of explore resources will open, allowing to recover
eventual configuration files previously saved.

After the selection of the file with “.par” extension to be uploaded, press the button “Open”.
These values will be uploaded automatically in the column “In the PC”. At this point, the
software, performs a comparison check between the values in the column “In the PC” and in
the column “In the device”. This comparison, in addition to remarking a difference of values,
checks the alignment among the different Firmware revisions and informs if there are some
parameters which are not present for the differences of Firmware and/or software.

Clicking the button “Save” a window of explore resources will open, allowing to save the
configuration file with the values present in the column “In the PC”.

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After filling in the name to save and choosing the file saving path, press the button “Save”. The
file just saved can be used in the future for: the configuration of a device with the same
characteristics, the comparison with the values of a configured device (highlight of the
differences) and eventually restoration of the device parameters with the configuration saved.

Clicking on the button “Print” a window “Print properties”. Select the printer, if installaed, and
press the button “Print” to proceed with the parameters print.

The print will provide, in the bottom part, the main information of the device, among which:
Date and time, device name, firmware installed, serial number. In the bottom, part 5 column
will be viewed with the following order: Parameter number, description, Measure Unit, value
of the parameter and a column “notes” where possible to write some notes.

In this screen all information about version, revision, available options, etc. is reported.

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 In every device, you can insert a password to protect the configuration parameters. These
protections have more levels of access depending on the complexity of the device and on the
kind of use.

The dark grey boxes indicate values password protected; to modify them, it is necessary to
insert a valid access code.

The access levels can be:

 User
 Installater
 Constructor
 SICES

Insert the access code, if known, and click on button “confirm”.

INFORMATION: For further information, consult the user manual of the device at the
section “Password”.

The box “Current level” indicates the access level to the parameters writing. This level is
modifiable based on the password inserted in the “access code”.

When the software detects a difference of values in the parameters, between the two columns

“In the device” and “In the PC”, a warning icon is displayed: “ ”.

In the window on the left, “menu tree”, the menus will be noticed, inside which are parameters
with not corresponding values.

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Following is shown the information viewable in the lower part of the software screen:

On the lower bar, on the left, it is viewable the type of controller selected and the product code.

For example: DST4601_px E610202910000

On the lower bar, on the right of the “product code”, the firmware revision of the device is
viewable.

For example: 00.71.

On the lower bar, on the right of the “Device Firmware”, the “ID Code” of the device is
viewable, in 12 digits format.

For example: 00000BAA90DB.

INFORMATION: Only available with the device connected and in communication

On the lower bar, on the left of the “ID Code” a number identifiable with “Job information” is
viewable.

INFORMATION: Only available if previously inserted in the suitable field.

For example: 25648

On the lower bar, on the right of the box “Information on job”” the field Notes is viewable.

INFORMATION: Only available if previously inserted in the suitable field.

For example: GENSET ROOM GR.1

On the lower bar, on the right of the box “Information Notes”, the “Communication resource
selected” is viewable.

In addition to the communication resource, it is shown if the program is in communication

with the device. The answer can be:

1: Closed (communication not active)

2: Connected (communication active)

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 On the lower bar, on the right of the box “serial communication”, the default serial address is
viewable. (default 1).

INFORMATION: Check the correct serial address in the device, directly on the operator
panel.

On the lower bar, on the right of the box “Serial address” the IP Ethernet address is
viewable.

Only available if Ethernet TCP is selected as communication resource.

On the lower bar, on the right of the box “IP address” the counters of the correct/failed
messages in transmission/reception are viewable.

The counter of the correct messages (9) will be increased at every message correctly sent.

The counter of the failed messages (10) will be increased at every message failed.

If the communication with the device is active and functional, the correct messages counter
will keep on increasing, while the failed message counter will remain at 0.

The confirmation modifies the configuration of the software, aligning the parameters to be
read, copied and/or transmitted to the device firmware.

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