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ESAB Software Administration Tool
Service manual
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READ THIS FIRST 3.................................................................
INTRODUCTION 3...................................................................
This document 3..................................................................
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4.........................................................
CAN interface requirements 4......................................................
Updating of ESAB equipment 4....................................................
Register the software to receive updates for equipment 4............................
NEW SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 5..................................................
Insert the ESAT CD-ROM 5........................................................
Installation of the Asiob2-Bus-Server 9.............................................
Installation of device drivers 11.....................................................
Installing Adobe Reader 9 12.......................................................
Installation of VCI 13...............................................................
CONNECTING THE INTERFACE 16....................................................
Connection to the power source with USB2CAN 16...................................
THE USB2CAN INTERFACE 17........................................................
Indicators 17......................................................................
Front panel switch 17..............................................................
USER MANUAL 18....................................................................
Drop-down menu 18................................................................
Tool bar 21........................................................................
Main functions 22..................................................................
ORDERING NUMBER 37..............................................................
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READ THIS FIRST
Maintenance and repair work must be performed by an experienced person, and electrical
work only by a trained electrician. Use only recommended replacement parts.
This service manual is intended for use by technicians with electrical/electronic training for
help in connection with fault-tracing and repair.
This manual contains details of design changes that have been made up to and including
February 2012.
CAUTION
STATIC ELECTRICITY can damage circuit
boards and electronic components.
S Observe precautions for handling electrostatic-
sensitive devices.
S Use proper static-proof bags and boxes.
ESD
INTRODUCTION
ESAB Software Administration Tool, ESAT is a kit for service including software and a
CAN-interface.
With ESAT it is possible to:
S control, change or read data and functions in the connected equipment
S change basic settings
S handle synergy lines
S update software (firmware) in the connected equipment.
The software update has to be performed by a trained service technician.
The ESAT software runs on a PC with Windows. The PC is connected to the equipment via
the CAN-interface or an IP-network.
The ESAT CAN-interface is available with:
S USB2CAN, for connection to a USB port.
This document
This document describes what the various menus in the ESAT installation program means,
and what the various selections/options do.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use the ESAT you need a computer with operating system:
S Windows XP Professional 32-bit with latest service pack.
S Windows Vista 32-bit, Business or Ultimate edition with latest service pack.
S Windows 7 32- and 64-bit, with latest service pack.
The software might work with Windows; 9x Second Edition, NT4 or NT 2000 but this is no
longer supported.
CAN interface requirements
To make the connection between computer and machine you must use a CAN-adapter.
Currently the supported adapter is:
S ATAS USB2CAN (ESAB Service kit for USB)
Older interfaces should still work, but are not officially supported:
S IXXAT Compact
S IXXAT USB-to-CAN
S Mecel PPCAN (old ESAB Service kit for parallel port)
Updating of ESAB equipment
To make an update/upgrade of ESAB equipment, you also need the file with firmware to
load into the connected equipment. This information will be sent out to registered users of
ESAT.
Register the software to receive updates for equipment
Please register the software by sending an e-mail to [email protected] and become a
registered ESAT-user. All registered ESAT-users will receive information when there is a
new release of the ESAT software or new firmware to load into equipment.
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NEW SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Insert the ESAT CD-ROM
Note: Install software before connecting the CAN interface to the computer.
The ESAT software is delivered on a CD-ROM with auto start. If the auto start is disabled in
Windows then run the ESAT.exe that can be found on the CD-ROM.
If installation is to be successful, the user must be logged in as the system administrator or
have the rights to install programs on the computer.
Insert the CD into your computer and follow the instructions described below.
S At the welcome message,
click on Next.
S Select the components to install.
The preselected components are
required to run ESAT with the
USB2CAN-interface.
S VCI, drivers required for all USB
interfaces
S USB2CAN, drivers required for
the USB2CAN
S ESAT, ESAB software
administration tool
S Asiob2-Bus-Server, tool for
tracing and recording of the
CAN-bus activity
S Adobe Reader 9, software for
reading PDF-files.
S Click on Next.
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S Select your type of equipment:
S Welding equipment
S Cutting equipment.
S Click on Next.
S Select your type of interface
S IXXAT and USB2CAN(Atas) for
USB connected interface
S PPCAN for the parallel port
interface
S Click on Next.
S Choose destination folder.
S To confirm the default installation
folder, click on Next.
S To select a different installation
folder, click on Browse and
select a different folder.
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S Select “Program manager group”.
S To confirm the default “Program
manager group”, click on Next.
S To select a different “Program
manager group”, click at the
name of the group. Then click on
Next.
S To make a new “Program
manager group”, click on ESAT
v2.0 and type in a new name.
Then click on Next.
S To install ESAT click on Next.
S ESAT software will be installed.
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The software has been installed.
S Click on Next to continue.
Installation of the Asiob2-Bus-Server
Optional software for tracing and recording the CAN-bus communication.
S If selected, the installation wizard will
install Asiob2-Bus-Server. Click on
Next to continue the software
installation.
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S Read the notes for Asiob2Server then
click on Next.
S Choose destination folder:
S To confirm the default installation
folder, click on Next
S To select a different installation
folder, click on Browse and
select a different folder.
S To start the installation, click on Next.
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Installing Adobe Reader 9
Optional software for reading PDF-files.
S The installation wizard will continue
with the installation of Adobe Reader
9.
S To change destination folder,
click on Change Destination
folder and change to desired
folder.
S To continue with the installation,
click on Next.
S To install, click on Next.
S Installation in progress.
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S Setup is completed, click on Finish.
Installation of VCI
VCI, Virtual Card Interface is needed for
the USB interfaces. For 64-bit systems
there will be two VCI-drivers to install,
follow the instructions on the screen.
S Click on Next.
S Read the license agreement and
mark the radio button at
“I accept the agreement“
S Click on Next.
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S Select destination folder for the
software.
S To change destination folder,
type the new destination in the
text box.
S Or click on Browse and point
and click to the desired folder.
S To continue with the installation, click
on Next.
S Select “Start Menu Folder” (Program
manager group).
S To select a different “Start Menu
Folder”, type the new destination
in the text box.
S Or click on Browse and point
and click to the desired folder.
S To continue with the installation, click
on Next.
S Mark preferred options, click on Next.
The “Create a desktop icon for all
users/for current user only” are useful
if there are different user accounts at
the computer that have different
tasks.
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THE USB2CAN INTERFACE
Front panel of the USB2CAN interface
Indicators
S USB-OK, green LED. Indicates working USB connection.
S Error, red LED. Indicates error. Try restarting systems and software.
S CAN, yellow LED. Indicates communication at the CAN-bus.
S Status, flashing green LED. Indicates a correct working USB2CAN.
Front panel switch
S 120R, terminates the CAN-bus with 120 Ohm inside the USB2CAN. Use when
connected on the end of a CAN-bus.
S Open, use when connected between other equipment on the CAN-bus.
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USER MANUAL
A
B
C
A Drop-down menu
B Tool bar
C Main functions
Drop-down menu
File
S New
New will close the open files and start a new, empty workspace.
S Open
Use Open to open an existing load file.
S Save
Save changes to current, modified or new load files.
S Save as
Save changes with a new file name.
S Exit
Use Exit to close the program.
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Options
S Select Communication Hardware
S Simulation
Used if running ESAT with simulation
software.
S CAN
S Network
S PPCAN
S VCI
S USB2CAN
S Network
Select the connected CAN adapter. After a new installation of ESAT, check this menu
option so that the right CAN hardware is selected.
Note: If you are using an IXXAT adapter and it is not recognized by ESAT when initialized
you may need to do the following: Go to Windows device manager and look for your IXXAT
CAN interface, there might be a little yellow "!" at the device. Then you need to right-click
and choose "Update drivers". Then select "Choose a driver that is already on the
computer", select "Let me choose from a list...". Select the driver now shown in the view and
press "next". This will have to be done for every new USB port you insert your IXXAT
adapter into. The way to do this may vary in different versions of Windows.
S Select CAN bus speed
Select communication speed. Check the service manual for the connected equipment
for the correct bus speed.
S 125 kilobit/s
S 250 kilobit/s
S 400 kilobit/s (Default)
S 500 kilobit/s
S 1 megabit/s
S Hex/Dec
S Hex
S Dec
Changes the data format for numerical values in the CAN-messages input and output.
S Reconfig CAN hardware
Trigger initialisation of the CAN hardware. May be needed after restart of the hardware.
S Change equipment
S welding equipment
S cutting equipment.
Used if you want to change type of equipment.
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S Load options
S Enable safe mode
S Enable slow mode
S Enable fast mode
S Automatic
Some older units are slow and with modern fast computers this can cause problems
with program loading. If you are experiencing problems with loading programs choose
the “Enable slow mode” or if that fails choose “Enable safe mode” . The safe mode is
very slow but if the other options fail this may be the solution to be able to load . The
default choice is “Automatic” which uses a predefined setting from the configuration file.
S Search options
S Old Esab can
S New Esab Canopen
S Both
This setting let you choose which CAN system to use when searching. This is useful
when you want to send a CAN-message only to a single motor drive card. When using
the setting “Both” the search is first performed on EsabCAN and then on CANOpen.
This will set the card in EsabCAN state because it is the first CAN message to the card
that set this. To set the card to CANOpen choose the setting “New Esab Canopen” and
to choose ESABCan the setting “Old Esab can”. In a system with for example PEK and
a power source. The PEK will set the CAN system automatically.
Help
S About...
Used for information about the program, in the form
of name and version number.
The About window
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