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1. to make floppy disk block again please click e Press OK to acknowledge message The data in disk will be lost SFD Hint The data in the disk will be losed after format continue CT Cae e The format procedure begins and starts to create floppy blocks from 0 to 99 this takes a short while SFD standard edeon SFD enhanced eston USB dak fomat Select usb disk El stan setect close unvelect muki floppy serice Floppy block operation OF 0 Select foppy NO O UNFORMATT x lt lt previous block Block identifier NO 0 UNFORMATTED Next Block gt gt Floppy block operation Floppy type TUM I Format topey Floppy block 100 Make foppy block CDOS heotabie disk LELELEL LE Information hint Begin formatting foppy block 76 please wat a ma M SFO standard edion SFO ernanced edion USR dak bonest Select utb disk e Press OK to acknowledge message Format Eine mity sne usb disk success Sect foppy NOS UNEORMATT S Serene Block identifier NO 0 UNFORMATTED Next block gt gt Floppy block operation e Close down any open windows relating to the USB stick e Important When you have finished with 280 amant une PO het Wet dk oa Select usb the USB stick you must close the unit correctly by de selecting multi floppy R F stan select close unselect multifloppy sence service riage ees SEN a n Select floppy FLPPYO v cepreaous block Block idontis2. Flex Automation LLC USB Upgrade Unit for Floppy Disk Drive ABB S4 amp S4C control systems Installation and User Manual Contents Installation of USB Floppy Drive unit UFDD page 2 Important General Notes and advice e page 4 Accessing floppy blocks 00 to 99 on the PC page 5 Formatting the USB Stick single block page 8 Formatting the entire USB Stick using a PC page 8 Installation of USB Floppy Drive unit la Or 1b Procedure for removing the old floppy drive for the S4 controller Turn off the power to the robot system Open the front door of the robot control system Locate the floppy drive unit on the left mid way up on the inside of the cabinet Remove and retain the two M4 Nuts holding the mounting brackets Lift away the original Floppy drive unit from the studs Disconnect the power cable and ribbon cable from the rear of the unit Place the floppy disk drive unit somewhere safe with the screws and washers removed as they are no longer required Procedure for removing the old floppy drive for the S4C controller Turn off the power to the robot system Lift the robot cabinet lid Remove the screws holding down the cover plate protecting the original floppy drive unit Lift the cover plate up carefully to reveal the floppy drive Remove unscrew the 4 x M3 screws that hold the floppy drive unit to a flat plate Disconnect the power cable
3. Green LED on the front panel of UFDD should be lit The red numeric LED displays the code C 4 and indicates the unit is ready and waiting to accept the USB stick Note If the display shows any other code this is abnormal please switch off the power and re check the power and data connections to the UFDD unit 6 Insert the USB stick supplied This unit is prepared and ready for use 7 The display will change from c 4 to 00 indicating that folder 00 is selected on the USB stick Other codes may be displayed briefly E6 E7 before settling on code 00 and this is quite normal Important General Notes and advice e The user may select other folders within the USB stick 00 to 99 by pressing the buttons on the front of the UFDD One button increases the folder number and the other decreases the folder number e Allow the UFDD unit display to settle to a steady state before removing the USB stick It can be seen that the display initially shows 0 0 before 00 when selecting folders using the pushbuttons The decimal points on the display indicate that the UFDD unit is seeking the desired folder When the decimal points go off the unit has successfully selected the desired folder and the USB stick may be removed without damage to files contained on it e The selected folder indicated by the display will be used in any load or save action e The Green LED will light when the UFDD has 5V power connected e The Red LED will light when the
4. UFDD drive is in use Do not remove the USB stick until the Red Led is turned OFF and the data transfer is complete otherwise data loss and damage may occur on the USB stick e The two digit display is used to indicate the folder number code number or the error code number e Use the folders 00 to 99 as if they were 1 44Mb disks A total of 100 folders may be used on the UFDD within one USB stick e A practical limit of 1 38Mb for a single file exists within each folder exactly as the original Floppy drive The user will not be able to places files of more than the 1 38Mb limit within one folder e Warning Do not allow the floppy drive spring door to damage or snap the USB stick The supplied USB stick is very short in length to allow the door to close Damage may be caused to the USB stick or the UFDD unit e You will need to use the Software Tool SFD v1 23 to access all 100 areas on the USB stick The USB stick is divided into 100 x 1 44Mb areas Accessing floppy blocks 00 to 99 on the PC You will probably need to access all the data contained within USB stick using a PC A USB Floppy software tool called SFD v123 is used to open up each block individually for you to drag and drop the data If you need a copy of this software contact us at info flexautomationllc com Background The USB stick is partitioned into blocks that behave just like a standard floppy disk with the same size limitations The software tool allows the USB sti
5. and ribbon cable from the rear of the unit Store the disk drive unit somewhere safe with the M3 screws removed as they are no longer required 2a Install the USB Floppy Drive Unit UFDD S4 version Or Mount the brackets to the UFDD using the four self tapper screws provided Plug in the floppy disk power connector 5V Plug in the floppy disk ribbon cable 34 way ribbon cable Please ensure that the groove in the UFDD matches the cable keying position Warning If the cables are reversed damage may occur in the device Mount the UFDD complete with brackets attached onto the two existing M4 studs and secure with the M4 Locknuts provided a spare locknut is supplied in case you drop one Ensure the front of the UFDD is located at the same position as the old floppy drive 2b Install the USB Floppy Drive Unit UFDD S4C version Plug in the floppy disk power connector 5V Plug in the floppy disk ribbon cable 34 way ribbon cable Please ensure that the groove in the UFDD matches the cable keying position e Mount the UFDD to the vertical bracket using the supplied heavy duty tape so that the front of the unit is in the same position as the original old Floppy disk drive Re position and re attach if necessary until the unit is located correctly 3 Check all connections and replace any covers as necessary 4 Ensure that the USB stick is removed from the USB Floppy Drive Unit on initial test 5 Turn on the robot controller The
6. as 0 to 99 on the USB stick for the robot to use The USB sticks supplied with the original unit are normally already formatted ready to use and so this procedure may not be necessary The formatting procedure will erase all the data on the USB stick so first you should make a backup if required Method e Start the USB Floppy Software tool SFD v1 23 for Win2K XP e Insert the USB stick into to the USB port on the computer e Choose SFD enhanced edition TAB Cistart select close unselect multifloppy service Floppy block operation 0 OF 0 Select floppy v lt lt previous block e In the top box Select usb disk if necessary FE Floppy si 144M x Format foppy Number of blocks CIDOS bootable disk e Click to Start select Multi floppy Service ce start Disk2 G 1885 7M FAT16 block e Press OK to acknowledge message the function of USB Multiple floppy block is started SED hint e Press Make floppy block to format the 2 Generic STORAG USB stick with 100 Floppy blocks l a Mstart select close unselect multi foppy service Floppy block operation 0 OF 0 Select floppy NO 0 UNFORMATT iv lt lt previous block Block identifier NO O UNFORMATTED Next block gt gt Floppy block operation Floppy type 144M MIL Format floppy Floppy block 100 Make floppy block CDOS bootable disk Information hint there is 0 floppy disk can be used after scanning if you need
7. ck to be divided up and to create and use up to 100 floppy disk areas which we have called floppy blocks Method e Start the USB Floppy Software tool SFD v1 23 for Win2K XP e Insert the USB stick into to the USB port on the computer SFD standard edtion SFD enhanced edtion USB dsk formet e Choose SFD enhanced edition TAB Dstart select close unselect multi floppy service Floppy block operation 0 OF 0 Select floppy lt lt previous block e In the top box Select usb disk if necessary EEE Floppy block operation Floppy type 144M v Format floppy Number of blocks Make floppy block DOS bootable disk e Click to Start select Multi floppy Service Hint Please first start Disk2 G 1885 7M FAT16 block semice OK Cancel Heb SFD hint e Press OK to acknowledge message the A e functon of use disk matty foppy blocks started function of USB Multiple floppy block is started e Select floppy to use by using the drop SFD V1 23 For WIN2K XP English OS sti FD enhanc format down box Choose directly which floppy ET a r 4 2 Generic STORAGE DEVICE 1 8GB 5128 G 1 4M FAT il to work with This will open the selected EES floppy window to allow you to drag and Mstar select close unselect multi floppy service drop in the normal way Floppy block operation 0 OF 6 Select floppy FLPPYO lt lt previous block Block identifier FLPPYO Next block g
8. or FLPPYO Next block gt gt e Please note a Pa a open Data loss may occur if this final operation Pwo hie reen is not carried out 10 Contact details Email info flexautomationllc com Website www flexautomationllc com Phone 414 727 6999 Fax 414 727 6998
9. py service e Please note atr A Sink Data loss may occur if this final Block identifier FLPPYO Next block gt gt operation is not carried out DD REE Flannv block 100 Mata fann hiari You will receive the brief message the function of USB Multiple floppy block is closed press OK to acknowledge SFD hint X L The multi foppy service is successfully dosed You may now remove the USB Stick from the PC Formatting the USB Flash Stick single block The USB stick supplied is normally ready to use and does not require formatting If you need to re format your USB floppy block 00 to 99 one at a time you can do this using the normal Floppy format procedure on the robot system See user robot manual for more information Choose the floppy block by selecting by the up down buttons 00 to 99 and then format in the usual way Please Note All data is lost in the usual way during formatting If the entire USB stick needs to be formatted floppy blocks from 00 to 99 at the same time you must use the USB Floppy software tool called SFD v123 It may be requested by contacting us at info flexautomationllc com The procedure for formatting the entire USB stick is listed directly below Formatting the entire USB Stick using a PC Background In order to use a USB stick in the USB Floppy Unit it is necessary to Format it when it is used for the first time This procedure creates 100 separate are
10. t gt Floppy block operation Floppy type 144M HL Format floppy Floppy block 100 Make floppy block DOS bootable disk e Choose lt lt previous block or Next block gt gt to move to the next floppy or select as above SFD V1 23 For WIN2K XP English OS e Select floppy directly from the list aae Oee Select usb disk 2 Generic STORAGE DEVICE 1 8GB 512B G 1 4M FAT1 l star select close unselect multi foppy service Floppy block operation 0 OF 0 h ir 1 hi h fl tk i h Select floppy v lt lt previous block C OOS d ect y w e oppy to WO wy t Block identifier FLPPY1 Next block gt gt Floppy type Format floppy i a r Floppy block Make floppy block e This will open the selected floppy window to allow you to drag and drop in the normal way fscanning oo if you need to m FLPPY13 Rin Fra click make flann disk FLPPY 14 FLPPYO G FER File Edit View Favorites Tools Help v O B psh E roes E File and Folder Tasks I Make a new folder Publish this folder to the Web EZ Share this folder Other Places 3 My Computer My Documents Shared Documents E My Network Places Details FLPPYO G e Important When you have finished with os the USB stick you must close the unit ae correctly by de selecting multi floppy service GE DEVICE 1_8GB 512B G 1 4M FAT1 Mstart select close unselect multiflop
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