SWIFT FUTURA™and MERIDIA™ Wizard User`s Guide
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1. To alter which SMI is shown in any of these Diagnostic blocks click SETUP and the DIAGNOSTIC SETUP Window will appear It shows a miniature display of the 8 Diagnostic blocks and any additional SMIs in an area to the left side To replace any board in any of the 8 places drag the new board with the mouse to the location you want and it will replace the board that is currently there if any the old board will then appear in the unused group at left To remove a board without replacing it either click it and click the REMOVE button or double click the board Click OK when done At about the centre of the Window is a place where Terminal type commands as described in the Human Interface section of the controller manual can be typed for transmission to the controller With the Futura the Wizard Diagnostic includes a blue button at about the right centre of the Window which is clicked to replace the display of the lower four Diagnostic blocks with a miniature Terminal screen showing the commands and controller responses and clicked again to restore the Diagnostic block display whereas with the Meridia the Wizard Diagnostic always shows this miniature Terminal screen Revised on September 26 2001 Page 32 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide To display the Group operation Window from the Diagnostic Window press the G button at the top Meridia or bottom Futura right side To return to the Diagnostic Window press the button with the2. as each item gets the Focus information about it is displayed somewhere whereas a double click or single click and the Enter key actually select it Revised on September 26 2001 Page 9 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide ll INSTALLATION A Removing the Previous Wizard If you are an experienced Windows user see the Quick Steps box below otherwise follow the detailed directions that follow Quick Steps 1 Use Control Panel to remove the prior Wizard Installations unless you are keeping them 2 Delete the prior Wizard icons from the Desktop 1 If there is already one or more prior CEC Wizard versions on this computer they have the names futura and futura32 in the Start programs list and Desktop icons unless they were renamed by somebody using the computer you have the choice of either keeping or removing them Since each Wizard version is backward compatible with all previous versions the recommended choice is to remove them just for simplicity 2 To remove prior CEC Wizard versions use Add remove programs in the Windows Control Panel Click Start at the bottom left of the screen click Settings in the list that pops up and click Control Panel in the list that appears to the right A Control Panel Window will appear with many options about computer settings Double click Add remove programs A Window will appear listing all the software packages that h
3. giving it the Focus and a double click performs the action whether the item previously had the Focus or not Selecting an item with the single click then pressing the Enter key performs it the same as if double click had been used In Swift Wizard a single click on an icon or menu item generally performs the action Here are some examples of using one or the other 4 Figure 1 Typical single click buttons Above are some typical buttons used in Swift Wizard that are activated by a single click If the name inside the button has a border then that button has the Focus and can also be activated by pressing the Enter key Revised on September 26 2001 Page 8 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide The figure below shows a portion of a typical Desktop after Swift Wizard has been installed This is the background screen that contains a selection of icons that will run programs if double clicked Swift Wizard is shown with the Focus i e it is highlighted so it can also be run by pressing the Enter key at this time Single click an item to give it the Focus I fd 22 Spyt msdn Internet tO IN Library Explorer shan Co Nero Burning aa Rom PHOTO Workshop H Start I EN Era Apu g Norton Syster Figure 2 A typical screen Desktop after installation of Swift Wizard Question Why give some item the Focus if an action is not to be performed with it Answer In certain cases such as some lists
4. 4 Bonin Separate Memon Space OK Cancel Browse Figure 3 Selecting an installation directory with the Browse feature 6 Click OK in the Run Window The installation will start 7 Follow the on screen setup instructions during installation Often there will be one or more messages indicating that a component being installed is older than a version of the same component which is already on your computer and recommending that you keep the existing newer one instead Choose the default to keep the existing component i e file if you see this message These are the shared software components mentioned above To date the Swift Wizard has worked with all the various versions of shared software components that happened to be on computers used for development and testing apparently Microsoft is maintaining some reasonable level of backward compatibility 8 The Wizard installation program will ask for the installation directory If this is the first Wizard installation on this computer click Continue to use the default directory C Program Files SwiftWizard The installation will create this directory If there is already a prior update of Wizard which is version 15 18 or later on this computer i e if there is already a file futura32 exe in a directory named C Program Files SwiftWizard and you chose to keep it when you read the earlier section Removing the previous Wizard then click the change directory button
5. BASICS A Connecting the Wizard Once the Wizard has been properly installed you will be able to use it to communicate with a car controller after you connect the computer to it A serial cable with a 9 pin DB9S female connector on one end and a 9 pin male DB9P connector on the other is needed Connect one end to the laptop computer and the other to the P11 RS232 DB9S USER connector on the SPU LINK board of a Futura controller For a Meridia controller connect it to the DB9S connector See the figures below LAPTOP COMPUTER Rear View SPU LINK BOARD FUTURA CAR CONTROLLER SPU LINK o eocevserse 7 O jejeje R foi i 1 fojooo s l i 4 L Paaie 18 mr U U SERIA COMMUNICATION PORT MALE DB 9 CONNECTOR FEMALE na a NECTAR Figure 7 Futura Car Controller Connection P11 RS 232 FEMALE i K a yor w ta tS w s a a 47 Figure 8 Meridia Car Controller Connection Revised on September 26 2001 Page 16 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide B Running the Wizard Consult Quick Steps for a brief overview of the steps required A more detailed discussion follows
6. Quick Steps 1 Start the Wizard by double clicking the Swift Wizard icon 2 From the SPU CCU CONNECTION SCREEN click the RUN WIZARD button 1 Start the Wizard by double clicking on the Wizard icon The Window that appears is the SPU Connection Screen see Figure 9 At this point no communication with the car controller has been initiated This initial Window serves as a starting point allowing the user to select the desired task Current Wizard version Terminal Mode CLICK DESIRED SPU CONN CH 1 gt WA ONLINE is chosen software or Meridia WIZARD RUN MODE fi See ih if connecting to a CONNECT TO SPU ONLINE CO WORK OFFLINE configuration See the Show the Wizard controller next section HELP PASSWORD SETUP EXIT Setup Dialog box RUN WIZARD Figure 9 SPU Connection Screen See Figure 5 To change serial port click on the SETUP button and then click the new COM port 2 Start with the SPU Connection Screen shown in Figure 9 Before beginning make sure the CONNECT TO SPU ONLINE is selected if you want the Wizard to communicate with the controller The WORK OFFLINE option is used to examine playback files stored in the computer or to view stored parameter files with no connection to a controller required Click the RUN WIZARD button and the Wizard will begin to communicate with the SPU in the controller If everything verifies the password Window will appear otherwise a message box w
7. back and view as required Click the FRAME button to return to a real time display If you want to store Diagnostic data click the FRAMES CAPTURED button click OK to store the Parameter file and click SAVE to store the If there is already Diagnostic data stored in the controller when the Diagnostic Window appears the FRAMES CAPTURED button will be active and the playback tape recorder style buttons will appear when the FRAME button is clicked The data is lost when controller power is cycled or when the RESET button is clicked in this Window or when the RVU Wizard resets it When real time data is being displayed the building date time bar across the top is blue when playback data is being displayed it is red When Diagnostic data is being stored on disk a Parameter file is stored first This file will be required if the Diagnostic is later played offline by the Wizard i e with no connection to the controller because it contains some group and car configuration information This is precisely the same file as would be stored if SAVE was used in the PARAMETERS Window However Wizard does not check whether one of these files was already created it simply creates another file The suggested Parameter file name is given and it is recommended that it be used except that you might prefer to alter it slightly if another Parameter file of the same name exists and you do not wish to overwrite it for example add a letter after the ca
8. car number in the Group operation Window Diagnostic ACT acD FA2 ALF i pale da mL gt D gt bt awe ova Kem Ee lcc SLDN DRIVEFAULT COP Com Fit INIT__ YFC Comm i i pe FRAMES DigitNode 0 Run Time 3 58 Em Figure 23 Futura Diagnostic Window during Playback Mode Revised on September 26 2001 Page 33 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide V Appendix A Troubleshooting Presented below are some of the more common situations that may confront the user No Serial Communications To verify communications go to the Terminal Window from the SPU CCU CONNECTION SCREEN Click the Enter key wait for a response This will verify that you have communications between the Wizard and the SPU If there is no response you may have one or more of the following problems 1 2 3 4 Bad serial cable The cable may have a broken wire or bad connector The COM port number selected through the Wizard is incorrect It can be changed with SETUP from the SPU CCU CONNECTION SCREEN Another program is using the same COM port the Wizard cannot take control The Futura SPU or Meridia CCU may need resetting Upload Errors If an error has occurred while trying to upload car software please verify the following 1 2 3 You used the Flash button from the SPU CCU CONNECTION SCREEN Check that you have communications with the SPU CCU Go to the Terminal Window and press Enter you m
9. car software is uploaded Page 6 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide Window Windows Dialog Box Windows Program Group Revised on September 26 2001 from the Wizard to the SPU The name for a rectangular portion of the screen that contains icons and other data which are obviously grouped together Usually the Window can be moved on the screen everything within it also moving so that it stays intact Often it can be minimized disappearing and being represented only by a clickable button which is used to restore it or it can be maximized taking the entire screen Sometimes its edges can be dragged altering its size The preceding features depend on how it was programmed Often a Window is referred to as a screen in common parlance for example the SPU Connection Screen in the Swift Wizard although it usually is really only a part of the screen the meaning being quite obvious from the context Dialog boxes are small windows that appear on the screen and are used to supply the program with additional information or actions to complete a task Program groups are used by Microsoft Windows to reference installed programs A Swift Futura or Meridia program group is created after the Wizard is installed These program groups can be found in the Program Manager in Windows Page 7 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide D Windows Basics The following discussion assumes that you are
10. not be used although it can be to view or change most parameters since these are more conveniently grouped and shown in the graphical Windows Limits Drive Door Timing and so on described later However there are a few parameters and some other commands that can only be performed in the Terminal Mode Window at present You will become accustomed to these as you use the Wizard and note its correlation to the Human Interface section of the controller manual To go to Terminal Mode start with the SPU Connection Screen shown in Figure 9 Click the UPLOAD SETUP CLOSE Figure 11 The Terminal Window TERMINAL button Once inside the Terminal Window press the Enter key to verify that you have communications between the Wizard and the SPU If you see a response on the screen you Revised on September 26 2001 Page 19 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide are connected Your terminal Window will appear as shown in Figure 11 If you are unfamiliar with terminal commands please consult your Futura or Meridia Installation Manual In the example shown in Figure 11 a password has not yet been entered and this must be done before any commands will be accepted If the password had already been entered after pressing the RUN WIZARD button before returning to this Window then commands would be accepted immediately If you press the UPLOAD button the Flash Upload Window will appear This can also be evoked from the SPU Con
11. setup and troubleshooting of the controllers Designed for the Windows operating system the Wizard presents the user with easy to use graphical Windows see the Terminology section below where most operations are done just by clicking or dragging a mouse The Wizard software was designed for use on a portable computer that can be attached by a serial cable to a Swift Futura or Meridia controller allowing a high speed connection between the two systems Here are a few highlights of the many tasks that can be performed e Upgrade the Futura or Meridia car software by uploading it Monitor all the cars in the group View the car diagnostics Window Modify car control parameters on Windows grouped by function Save and store all the car and system parameters In order to install and use the Wizard a person must be familiar with the use of a Personal Computer and the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems This guide describes how to start the Wizard and some of the basics of the keyboard and mouse operations in addition to the specific Wizard functions The first time that a typical computer procedure is mentioned it will be explained in some detail subsequently it will simply be mentioned as though the detailed procedure is known There are numerous books in bookstores and computer stores teaching the operation of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Information can also be obtained by clicking Start then Help on the Microsoft Wi
12. using Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT or Windows 2000 1 Windows Tutorial and Help Windows 98 includes a Tutorial on a CD titled Windows 98 starts here All versions of Windows have Help available by clicking the Start button at the bottom left of the Window then clicking Help in the list that appears 2 Clicking the Mouse Most operations and tasks in Windows except typing text can be done by moving and clicking a mouse or a similar device such as a trackball or finger pad and associated buttons These all have the same function and will all be referred to as a mouse here In many cases the keyboard can be used instead of a mouse click For example if one letter of a name in an icon is underlined this generally indicates that pressing the letter on the keyboard while holding the Alt key pressed will be the same as clicking on the icon However Swift Wizard was not designed for use without a pointing device such as a mouse and many of its functions are not selectable by keyboard alone There are two types of mouse clicks recognized by Windows and Swift Wizard the single click self explanatory and the double click a rapid succession of two clicks The double click is always performed with the left mouse button The single click is always performed with the left mouse button in Swift Wizard unless otherwise noted In general in Windows a single click selects an item called
13. 0 voice 201 508 2250 fax TechSupport swiftcec com Computerized Elevator Control Corp 24 Empire Boulevard Moonachie NJ 07074 Warning This program is protected by copyright laws and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any part of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible under the law Revised on September 26 2001 Page 2 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION A Introduction B System Requirements C Terminology D Windows Basics 1 Windows Tutorial and Help 2 Clicking the Mouse ll INSTALLATION A Removing the Previous Wizard B Installing the Wizard C Location of Files D Running the Wizard for the First Time lll WIZARD BASICS A Connecting the Wizard B Running the Wizard C How to go to Terminal Mode IV WIZARD PROCEDURES How to Upload New Car Software How to Save Car Parameter Files How to Load Car Parameter Files How to Change Car Parameters How to View and Save Diagnostic V APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING VI APPENDIX B FILE NAMING CONVENTION mOO WD Revised on September 26 2001 Page 3 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide I INTRODUCTION A Introduction The Swift Futura Meridia Wizard is a custom software tool for use with any Swift Futura or Meridia Controller It provides complete access to the control
14. A more detailed discussion follows Get to the Car Main Menu Window Figure 17 as described in Section B Quick Steps The Car Parameters will automatically be read from the controller Click the button for the type of Car Parameters Window which you want to view or change The appropriate Window for example Limits will appear Move the sliders and click CSW options to make changes Click CLOSE to leave the Window Confirm that the changes should be written to controller Ram and Flash memory Repeat the above for any other Windows containing other parameters to be changed 1 Do initial steps as in Quick Steps above From the Car Main Menu click a button for the one of the eight Windows that names the type of parameter you want to change Door Timing for example That Window will appear 2 Each numeric parameter represented in a Window will have a corresponding slider bar also called a scrollbar The parameter value is changed by sliding the bar it cannot be typed There are three ways to move the bar and change the parameter 1 Click the arrow button at either end of the bar to increase or decrease the value This makes the smallest possible change 2 Drag the slider with the mouse This makes changes much faster but is difficult to get precision 3 Click within the bar on either side of the slider This makes a change by a preset amount Normally you would drag the slider close to the value you want then use
15. LASH button In the Flash Window titled Car Software or Car Configuration select the location of the car software Meridia car configuration or RVU software Select the file you want to upload then click the UPDATE CONTROLLER SOFTWARE button This section details the steps required to upload Futura or Meridia car software or Meridia configuration data from the Wizard to the SPU This Window is also used to upload software to the RVU Wizard 1 Start the Wizard by double clicking the Wizard icon on the screen Desktop The SPU Connection Screen Window shown in Figure 9 will appear Click the FLASH button The Flash Window shown in Figure 13 will appear Click the Futura Meridia or RVU option in the controller type block so that the type of controller connected or RVU is shown as the one selected unless it is already The Flash Window does not automatically select the controller type because controller software is not necessarily installed to give that information If you select Futura or Meridia there will be an upload baud rate box allowing you to select the speed at which to send the new software Higher speeds are just to reduce the time spent uploading You would probably use the highest speed and try again at a lower speed if there is any problem which might be caused by line noise If you select RVU there is no choice of speed to upload new software to an RVU If you select Meridia there will be an up
16. PU LINK Terminal Mode Upload Revised on September 26 2001 Most programs that include file listing will allow an expanded view showing a portion of the directory tree down to whatever level chosen The list of subdirectories from the drive and root leading down to a particular file each separated by character is called the path to the file Move the cursor onto an item on the screen then hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse keeping the button depressed If the item moves on the screen it is being dragged Flash refers to one type of memory chip used on the SPU system board Flash memory allows information to be preserved even when power is removed yet it can be erased and rewritten within the controller whenever required simply by sending appropriate instructions The Futura and Meridia controllers store the car controller software and the system parameter information in Flash Memory The Wizard s Flash Window is used to upgrade car controller software and configuration information The GUI is the name for all the symbols such as icons and sliders on the screen that can be used to perform actions with minimal typing and no need to memorize large numbers of command mnemonics A special file format Swift Futura or Meridia car software and Meridia configuration data is stored either as a hex file or as an abs file allowing easy transportation on a floppy diskette for example A small picture usually repres
17. SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Vdzard User s Guide Wizard STARTUP GUIDE Instructions For Upgrading Installing And Use Revised on September 26 2001 Computerized Elevator Control Corporation Revised on September 26 2001 Page 1 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide Swift FUTURA MERIDIA Wizard Startup Guide Entire contents copyright 2001 Computerized Elevator Control Corp All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced either mechanically or electronically without prior written permission of Computerized Elevator Controls Corp The contents of this document are subject to change without notice The Swift Futura Meridia Wizard software is to be used ONLY by those persons authorized to work with Swift Futura or Meridia equipment Computerized Elevator Control Corp does not warrant that the functions in the Wizard software will meet your requirements or that the operation of the Wizard program will be uninterrupted or error free Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and other countries Publication History May 1995 First Release November 2000 Updated Contact Info and added Revision Information September 2001 Updated to add Meridia controller Wizard version 15 17 and to describe use with Windows 98 and Windows NT rather than Windows 3 1 Technical Support If you require assistance or information please contact Tech Support at 201 508 230
18. Wizard not during the installation If the default directory C Program Files SwiftWizard was used the directories will look like this C Program Files SwiftWizard flash_files Files containing car software which can be uploaded to a controller and for the Meridia only separate configuration files C Program Files SwiftWizard parameter_files Files containing car parameter information These also have some information about the building and car configuration but this cannot be uploaded to Flash from these files it is intended to identify the files when they are used for Offline playback of diagnostic data C Program Files SwiftWizard frame_files Files containing diagnostic data which has been captured from controllers and can be played back Additional files needed by the Wizard are copied to the C WINDOWS S YSTEM or C WWINNT SYSTEM directory These are program libraries not written by CEC often shared by programs from different suppliers because they do common things such as database creation If your computer has one with the same name the installation will replace it if the Wizard version is newer or advise you to keep it if the Wizard version is older This is based on the accepted notion that new versions must always be backward compatible Also note that there is a file named WIZARD INI used by the Wizard to store initialization and configuration settings You will never need to access this file since the Wizard aut
19. and select a directory other than the default thus retaining the previous version s and having more than one version of the Wizard If you do select a new directory not the default it can have any name something descriptive such as SwiftWizard_v1519 or whatever would be good and the Wizard installation program will create it for you if it does not already exist If you select the default directory the recommended choice the new Wizard version will overwrite the old one which is there Versions of the Wizard prior to v15 18 were installed in directories C Program Files futura or C Program Files futura32 so will be unaffected if you did not remove them 9 The installation process will copy some files to the installation directory specified and other files to the Windows system directory When the process is complete the Windows programs list will be updated to include an entry for Swift Wizard Revised on September 26 2001 Page 12 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide 10 The installation will not put an icon for Swift Wizard on the screen Desktop If you want one for convenience in running Wizard you can make it easily in Windows 98 by clicking on it in the programs list click the Start button at the bottom left of the screen then click programs in the list that appears and find Swift Wizard in this list then drag the cursor across to anywhere on the Desktop the background scree
20. ars using its Browse button In any case whatever the initial directory you can Browse around in the Car Parameters Window which is the same one used for Flash Upload shown in Figure 13 The browsing is described in its accompanying text above If there are any Car Parameters files already in a directory they will be shown when you select it For this purpose any files having a letter p anywhere in the name and a digit immediately following the extension period are considered to be Car Parameters files When you click on a file that is shown its basic information is read even if you will not be using that file and its creation date time file size and building name are shown If it is found to be not a Car Parameters file that is stated in place of the building name Directory selected is the Parameter files destination of the saved parameter file L132 PM isc 4110P02 023 Sa E De J d CPLUS_P4_1300_D anin FILES 2 a I SWIFTWIZARD PARAMETER_FILES Click to save parameter file DELETE FILE NI RENAME FILE d VIEW LOAD WIZARD fl B SAVE SEND WRITE SETUP Vv CLOSE HELP 7 14 PM 8 28 01 ONLINE 4110 1104 S WABASH CAR 4 Figure 18 Car Parameters Window This Window is also used for viewing and loading Car Parameters files but when you click the SAVE button any existing file that you might h
21. as this name even if it is only Meridia configuration data in which case software will not actually be changed and the Flash update information confirmation Window Figure 14 will appear Parameter files Select Drive Click drop down button and click appropriate line containing car software 6 trees tps 4110C2 002 B 29 00 fF bal PM f 1 078 512 C Moid ot a valid Parameter ile oc c a a 411002 002 tb CPUS PA 1700 0 aes 3 5 e 2 PNOGRAM PUES SS Serf a WS UPOATE CONTROLLER SOFTWARE v SETUP CLOSE HELP 450 PM 8 27 01 ONLINE 4110 1104S WABASH CAR 4 Figure 13 The Flash Upload Window Click OK in the Flash update information confirmation Window to start the upload The progress of the various stages of uploading erasing the EEPROM writing to the EEPROM Revised on September 26 2001 Page 22 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide and waiting for the controller to confirm success will be indicated by the progression of a coloured bar in this small Window UPLOAD CONFIGURATION TO FLASH ALE CONF_ABS 11722700 PATH C PROGRAM FILES SWIFTWIZARDVELASH _FILESS D WARNING Current configuration in FLASH will be erased Do you want to proceed 7 aie ce ee aa Figure 14 Flash Upload Dialog Box 7 Usually the Wizard can put the controller into the required state to perform the upload but there is one case in which a controller can be unresponsi
22. ave been installed and Registered meaning they have been properly installed so that Windows knows they exist and what files and computer resources they need rather than just having their files copied to the computer without Registering Scroll through the list and find the one or more prior copies of CEC Wizard named futura and futura32 and for each one click on it and then click Add Remove The program file and the references to it in the Start programs list will be removed Note Be careful not to remove any programs that are not futura or futura32 The word Wizard is very commonly used in computers to mean anything that automates or makes procedures easier so do not accidentally remove any other Wizard i e not a CEC program from your computer 3 There might well be error messages during the removal process It might indicate that it is being terminated or aborted usually because it cannot find files This is never a problem It happens because people install multiple copies updates without following this procedure first and because they delete the files themselves instead of following this procedure and because they move program files for reasons of organization and convenience so the Windows record of software packages becomes incorrect It just means that Windows cannot efficiently monitor what shared libraries are needed and remove those not needed to save disk space Continue installing the n
23. ave clicked is ignored Rather a suggested file name is built from the job number car number and car software version which are now read from the controller along with the car parameters see Appendix B The suggested file name is shown and you can alter it For example you might add a sequence number or letter of your choosing before the extension period if there is already a parameter file of that name and you wish to keep several typically if differing parameters are being tried for the same car Revised on September 26 2001 Page 25 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide Then click OK in the file name pop up Window and the Car Parameters file will be written then the summary box shown in Figure 19 will be shown Click OK to hide it and finish Figure 19 Summary of Car Parameters Stored Revised on September 26 2001 Page 26 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide C How to Load Car Parameter Files The Car Parameters can be loaded from a file where they were previously saved then written to the controller After loading from the file most parameters can be viewed with the Wizard and altered if necessary before they are sent to the controller Consult Quick Steps for a brief overview of the steps required A more detailed discussion follows Quick Steps 1 Get to the Car Main Menu Window Figure 17 as described in Section B Quick Steps Click the PARAMETERS button Select the File you want t
24. d Configuration data is also saved along with the Car Parameters and this is typically used to play back recorded diagnostic data Consult Quick Steps for a brief overview of the steps required A few detail notes follow SAVE Quick Steps Start the Wizard by double clicking the Swift Futura icon From the SPU Connection Screen click the RUN WIZARD button Enter your password After connecting and reading information from the controller the Main Menu Window figure 10 will appear Click the button corresponding to the connected car and the Car Main Menu Window figure 17 will appear Click the PARAMETERS button to get to the CAR PARAMETERS Window figure 18 Select the directory where you want to save the Parameters file refer to the preceding section How to Upload New Car Software for details Click SAVE The Wizard will then read all the parameters from the controller Edit the filename in the dialog box that appears if necessary then click OK to save the file 4110 1184S WARASH CAR 4 Figure 17 Car Main Menu Window Follow the steps detailed in Quick Steps The directory shown initially depends on the current setting for the Wizard on this computer which can be altered by clicking the SETUP button in this Window and some others and changing the Job Parameter Files Directory in the pop up Revised on September 26 2001 Page 24 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide Window which then appe
25. e drive You can also change the drive as described here any number of times while searching The box to the left of the directory list box shows the Flash software or configuration files in the directory currently selected in the directory list box The files with names ending HEX or ABS or having a C somewhere before the extension period and a 0 immediately after the period such as 4110c2 001 will be listed because these are the standard names for Futura Meridia and RVU Flash files see Appendix B Any other files in the directory will not be shown so cannot be selected To select another directory click on it in the directory list box the directories within it if any will be shown below it and the Flash files within it if any will be shown in the file list box The selected directory is the lowest OPEN folder shown its folder icon looks open the files are listed for this directory which is not necessarily the lowest in the list there might be closed folders below it When the correct drive and directory have been selected click the file containing the car software or Meridia configuration data from the file list Note that the information about the file in the top right area includes the message Not a valid Parameter file This is because the same Window is used to select Parameter files for a different purpose as well as these Flash files Click the UPDATE CONTROLLER SOFTWARE button note that the button still h
26. enting a computer program an available operation or file used by the Windows operating system From Windows you double click on an icon to start the program A Swift Futura icon is created with each new Wizard installation A serial connection that can communicate back and forth between the Wizard and the car controller is termed online See Directory tree See Directory tree A slider or scrollbar is a picture on the screen that looks like a sliding control You can drag it with the mouse or click in it or click its end points to move it This will change some related value like the sliding volume and tuning controls on old radios System Processing Unit The SPU is the main computer board in the car controller cabinet and is situated directly behind the SPU LINK board The SPU executes the car and group software and also communicates with the Wizard The SPU can be thought of as the brains behind the car controller The SPU LINK is a special interface board that serves as a central cable connection point for communications with other devices A method of communicating with the SPU where commands are entered to retrieve information or perform tasks also referred to as a command line terminal Knowledge of Futura and Meridia terminal commands is required This contrasts with a Graphical User Interface Upload refers to the act of sending or transferring software from your computer to another system New Futura or Meridia
27. eral software packages e g one might be used by Swift Wizard Windows Explorer and Microsoft Word They cannot be updated if a program using them is running during installation Insert either the Wizard Installation CD or diskette 1 of the floppy disk set in its drive Click the Start button at the bottom left of the screen then click Run in the list that appears Type a setup if your installation is on diskettes or type something such as d setup or e setup if it is on a CD that first letter must be whichever drive letter is your CD Alternatively instead of typing click the Browse button and locate setup exe on the CD or diskette in the Browse Window that opens by double clicking on the line indicating its drive code or single click on it and press the Open button Note that a list of drives and directories will drop down if you click the button with a down arrow on it Then either double click on setup exe or single click on it and press the OK button in the Browse Window It disappears and setup exe is shown in the Run Window Revised on September 26 2001 Page 11 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide eg Cplus_p4_1300_d D W DSE_Program E Fey Network Neighborhood Administrative Tools Common o Gy My Briefcase Eudora Light Type the name of a program folder or document and Windows will open it for you Nip Open D wizard package v15_16 2001 8 15 setup exe x i
28. etrieve or store files in some other directory than the initial default click the Browse button alongside that file type and Browse to the directory you want then click OK in the Browse window Note however that you can always Browse to find a Parameter or Flash file at the time when you actually request one these directories are only first choices to save you some searching time The frame files however will always be stored in or retrieved from the Captured Diagnostic Frame Files Directory that you select in this Window Select Frame Capture Files Directory Directories C PROGRAM FILES Swiftwizard yey PROGRAM FILES amp Swiftwizard flash_files 5 frame_files parameter_files WIZARD SETUP Path Settings Use the browse button to chai Software and Configuration Flash Files Directory C PROGRAM FILES SWIFTWIZARD FLASH_FILES Job Parameter Files Directory C PROGRAM FILESSSWIFTWIZARDSPARAMETER_ T Drives Captured Diagnostic Frame Files Directory Sq 7 C PROGRAM FILES SWIFTWIZARD FRAME FILES amp a C suas Be Comm Port amp Comi C Com2 Sono C Com4 CAN wr QB x con v ax Figure 6 Browsing after pressing the Browse button in the Setup window 4 Click OK in the Setup window to save the information The Wizard is now installed and ready to be used Revised on September 26 2001 Page 15 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide lll WIZARD
29. ew Swift Wizard whether this removal seemed successful or not Revised on September 26 2001 Page 10 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide 4 If there are any Desktop icons for older Wizard versions generally named futura or futura32 the automatic uninstallation will not remove them Remove them now by right clicking click with the right mouse button the icon and select Delete from the list that appears Alternatively left click to select it then press the Delete key or press the Del key in the numeric keys with the keyboard Num lock off B Installing the Wizard If you are an experienced Windows user see the Quick Steps box below otherwise follow the detailed directions that follow Quick Steps Close all other programs before you start the installation process Insert the Wizard Installation CD or diskette 1 Click Start and Run Type lt d gt setup whichever drive or Browse to setup exe Click OK Follow the on screen setup instructions Use the default directory or select your own Create a Desktop icon if you want one Installation steps 1 Make sure all other programs are closed because the installation will copy several shared software files into the system directory if the version of a shared component is later than the one already on your computer Shared software libraries files are components of Microsoft Windows that perform basic tasks and might be used by sev
30. ill appear alerting you of the problem Revised on September 26 2001 Page 17 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide 3 When the password Window appears enter your password and click OK The Wizard will then start to load car and group information that it uses to setup the Windows Note It is assumed that the car controller software has been initialized properly i e after you have uploaded the new software you went through the proper setup procedure If this was not done you may not be able to use your standard password to logon Consult your Futura or Meridia Installation Manual for more information 4 Once successfully connected you will see the Main Menu Window The button corresponding to the car you are connected to will be enabled all other car buttons will be disabled Figure 10 The Main Menu Window Revised on September 26 2001 Page 18 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Vdzard User s Guide C How to go to Terminal Mode Consult Quick Steps for a brief overview of the steps required A more detailed discussion follows TERMINAL Quick Steps 1 Start the Wizard by double clicking the Swift Futura icon 2 Starting at the SPU Connection Screen click the TERMINAL button 3 When finished click CLOSE to exit the TERMINAL screen The Terminal Mode provides a simple communication method with the controller using the commands mostly 3 characters each described in the controller manuals It would
31. lash memory when the Wizard is disconnected or the controller power is cycled Revised on September 26 2001 Page 30 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide E Howto View and Save Diagnostic The state of all I O points on the controller boards and a variety of speed and position data can be stored every 1 16 of a second for about 30 seconds for the Meridia or almost 40 seconds for the Futura This can then be played back started stopped stepped or run forwards or backwards Also it can be stored on disk and copied to other computers for viewing with the Wizard in an office with no connection to a controller required The diagnostic file size is only about 200K bytes so it can quickly be transmitted via Internet Consult Quick Steps for a brief overview of the steps required Detailed notes follow if more information is needed Quick Steps Get to the Car Main Menu Window Figure 17 as described in Section B Quick Steps Click the Diagnostic button In the Diagnostic Window click the FRAME button to enable the RESET ACTIVATE and SETUP buttons Click SETUP to select a trigger type default is immediate capture then press ACTIVATE to capture the Diagnostic data or prime the trigger for automatic capture if not immediate When data is ready the button below FRAME changes from NO FRAME ACTIVITY or WAITING TO TRIGGER to FRAMES CAPTURED and the nine playback buttons appear Use the buttons to play
32. load type box allowing you to choose whether new software the program choice or new configuration data the config choice is being uploaded For the Futura the software and configuration data are always bundled together in the same file so both must be uploaded together Use the Select Drive drop down list to indicate the disk drive holding the file to upload If it is on a diskette insert it into drive A before selecting it To see the list of disk drives on your computer and to choose one click the button with the down arrow on it which causes a list of disks to appear i e drop down then click the disk you want to select When you select a disk if it is not the same as previously selected then a directory tree on that drive will be shown in the Directory list box near the right of the Window If you chose the drive which has the default directory which can be seen and altered in the Setup Window then the default directory will be at the end of the tree otherwise if the drive is the one containing the Wizard application futura32 exe then a flash_files directory within that will be at the end of the tree otherwise it will show what was previously shown for that drive or show the root Revised on September 26 2001 Page 21 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide directory if it is drive A a diskette In any case this is only an initial point from where you can search to any directory on th
33. methods 1 and 3 to obtain the precise value Most CSW flags are represented in the parameter Windows They are shown as checkboxes Click the box to set or reset the CSW flag When a parameter on the screen does not have the same value as it does in controller RAM it is highlighted the value has a purple background The single oddity is door preopening for readability it shows the zones rather than the CSW flags so any zone that does not match the current controller RAM setting is highlighted Revised on September 26 2001 Page 28 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide To cancel any changes in the parameter Window currently showing and make these parameters the same as those in controller RAM press the CANCEL button and a pop up Window appears allowing you to either restore this set of parameters in the Wizard from controller RAM or restore both controller RAM all parameters in the Wizard not just this Window from controller Flash memory Some of the parameter Windows include one or more sets of buttons which are clicked to view different parameters in the same space to fit more on the screen For example the MOTION MENU parameter Window shown in Figure 21 has a set of three buttons which are clicked to select either MOTION A MOTION B or PRE COND parameters in the set of slider bars on the left side of the Window The PRE COND parameters can only be viewed if the preconditioning CSW flag is selec
34. n while holding down the mouse button and the Ctrl key if you do not hold down this key it will move the entry and remove it from the programs list then release the mouse button In Windows NT this feature is not available so click Start Settings and Taskbar Then click the Start Menu Programs tab and Advanced A directory tree will open at C WINNT Profiles lt your logon name gt Start Menu Programs where lt your logon name gt is actually the user name you used when starting the computer Your Swift Wizard will only be shown in the programs list for that user This is actually the directory of shortcut files from which the programs list is produced by Windows Find Swift Wizard in this directory or some subdirectory within it with the usual directory searching methods Drag a copy of Swift Wizard to the Desktop while holding down the mouse button and the Ctrl key if you do not hold down this key it will move the entry and remove it from the programs list The icon will appear on the Desktop C Location of Files The installation directory that is given will be used as the main location for the Wizard program and all other related files by default You can however alter this to any directory whenever you use Wizard as described below Within this installation directory three other directories will be created the first time that you run Swift
35. ndows Desktop Any person using the Wizard when Online with the PC connected to a Futura or Meridia controller must be competent to work with Swift controllers training that is not included in this guide Otherwise this document describes all connection use and purpose of the Wizard This document describes Wizard version 15 18 Earlier and later versions will differ somewhat Revised on September 26 2001 Page 4 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide B System Requirements System Hardware e A Pentium computer with a 150MHz clock and 32MB of RAM is the minimum requirement tested and verified for Wizard operation It is likely that lesser system hardware such as a 486 computer can operate the Wizard but this has not been tested such equipment being essentially obsolete As the speed of the selected computer increases there is an advantage of reduced delay when switching Windows for different functions An available serial port COM port A fixed disk drive hard drive A 3 5 diskette drive or CD drive for installing the Wizard A diskette drive or modem for transferring diagnostic and parameter data to another computer e A Mouse trackball or other cursor positioning and clicking device System Software The Wizard is designed to operate with Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 Disk Space The Wizard will require at least 7MB of storage space on the computer hard drive Mo
36. nection Screen Window by pressing the FLASH button The procedure for Flash Upload of controller software or Meridia configuration is described later If you press the SETUP button the Wizard Terminal Setup pop up Window will appear You can use this to alter the COM serial port and low level communications format to use for communicating with the controller The current standard for Futura and Meridia controllers is 19200 baud the speed with no parity 8 bits of data and 1 stop bit typically shown as 19200 N 8 1 when described The current setting is shown at the bottom of the Window see Figure 11 When finished close this pop up Window by clicking the OK button to make any changes that were requested or clicking the CANCEL button to ignore any changes any ontinue Wizard Terminal Setup Baud C 4800 C 3600 f 19200 C 38400 57600 115200 oo Settings Terminal C Ansi C yT 52 T 100 Figure 12 The Terminal Setup Pop up Window When you have finished using the Terminal Mode Window exit from it by pressing the CLOSE button Revised on September 26 2001 Page 20 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide IV WIZARD PROCEDURES A How to Upload New Car Software Consult Quick Steps for a brief overview of the steps required A more detailed discussion follows Quick Steps Start the Wizard by double clicking the Swift Futura icon From the SPU Connection Window click the F
37. o load and click the LOAD WIZARD button Click OK to the warning message to confirm This will initialize the Wizard with the parameters from the file Click SEND to transfer the information to the SPU This will store the parameters in temporary RAM memory Click WRITE This will save RAM data to permanent FLASH memory Follow the steps detailed in Quick Steps Details of the procedure for browsing through the directories to locate the file you want are given in the earlier section How to Upload New Car Software and the parameter file names listed will be as described in the previous section How to Save Car Parameter Files Select the file you want to 4208 P01b O06 wet SHOGRAM PRES parameters pren Oi a tho odani eed er remem ses To pm ows k pref oe S W a Br P lv unama oe 4208 Compton Tower Figure 20 Loading Car Parameters Revised on September 26 2001 Page 27 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide D How to Change Car Parameters After reading from the controller most Car Parameters can be changed within one of the eight graphical Windows Load Weighing Services General Brake Drive Motion Door Timing and Limits then written back to the controller Those that are not shown in any of these Windows must be altered in the Terminal text only Window Consult Quick Steps for a brief overview of the steps required
38. omatically updates this file every time you exit If it is missing the Wizard will automatically re create it and fill it with default settings Revised on September 26 2001 Page 13 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide Steps to Set Up the Wizard 1 D Running the Wizard for the First Time The first time you run Swift Wizard you will need to indicate which serial port COM port willbe used to connect to the controller unless it is the default COM1 which is the setting in the installation package Also the first time you run Swift Wizard it creates directories named flash_files parameter_files and frame_files within the installation directory as mentioned above and it sets the paths where it will look for files and store new ones to these three directories The Wizard will store this information in the configuration file WIZARD INI that will be located in the same directory as the application the default being C Program Files SwiftWizard You can alter any of these if you wish by using the same Setup button as for changing the COM port and you can make these changes as often as you wish whenever using the Swift Wizard Start the Wizard by double clicking on the Wizard icon on the Desktop From the Main SPU Connection Screen the Window which Figure 4 The Wizard icon first appears click the SETUP button or press Alt U A setup Window appears like the one shown below Fill in the information in the Se
39. r number You cannot alter the directory during this procedure except to store on diskette drive A if you prefer The Parameter Revised on September 26 2001 Page 31 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide directory can be altered by using SETUP from the SPU CCU CONNECTION SCREEN or the MAIN MENU The Diagnostic Frame file uses the recommended naming convention and cannot be altered For a particular job and car number the file name suffix after the period uses the first 3 digit sequence that does not already exist for this file name in the directory so there can be 999 Diagnostic files for a car before some overwriting or deletion is required As with the Parameter files the Diagnostic Frame file directory can be altered with the SETUP button from the SPU CCU CONNECTION SCREEN or the MAIN MENU For the Meridia there is space to show 16 I O boards with 8 modules each At the right is a list of all I O boards To show any board in this list in any of the 16 places first click the board in the list to highlight it then click in the name bar above pin 1 of the slot where it is to be placed and it will replace the board that is currently there i soo bL MAL E 1 rv z Div 9 sil unl noi D f 1000 2 oo mE orl jars DIS ft_jero o VNLOWNYVHIC Meridia Diagnostic Window during Playback Mode For the Futura there is space to show 8 I O boards called Diagnostic blocks or SMIs with 24 modules each
40. re storage will be needed during normal use for saving car and job information Software Distribution The Wizard program can be installed either from 3 5 diskettes a set of 5 diskettes for the current version or from a CD C Terminology Below is a list of commonly used terms that are used in this Guide Keyword Description Abs File A special file format Swift Futura or Meridia car software and Meridia configuration data is stored either as a hex file or as an abs file allowing easy transportation on a floppy diskette for example Button When used as left button or right button this refers to a mouse button but when used with a name such as Close button this refers to an icon on the screen which looks like a rectangular button and is clicked by pressing down the left mouse button when the cursor is over it Directory tree Each disk has a root directory which lists other directories and files within it if there are any for example a diskette might be empty Within any of those directories listed in the root can be files and or subdirectories Within any of those subdirectories can be files and or lower level subdirectories This nesting can continue for many levels like the branches of a tree dividing Revised on September 26 2001 Page 5 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide Drag Flash Graphical User Interface Hex File Icon Online Path Root directory Slider SPU S
41. ted in the checkbox at right A second set of buttons chooses whether USL DSL Faults Offset parameters or Damp ing parameters are shown Figure 21 MOTION MENU Parameter Window Note In the MOTION MENU Window there is some additional information as well as the parameters Various position and speed data is shown in real time Also the car can be run from this screen by selecting a number of floors to run typing it in and clicking the UP or DOWN button The Slowdown Limits can be seen in this Window as part of the Motion data but can be altered in the LIMITS parameter Window When the parameters are the ones you want there are two choices for changing them in the controller 1 change the RAM values only so they can be restored from controller Flash memory if required or 2 change both the RAM and Flash memory values so that the new parameters will pertain even if power is lost and the previous parameters no longer exist in the controller To store the new parameters in controller RAM only press the SEND button To store the new parameters in controller RAM and Flash memory either press the SEND button Revised on September 26 2001 Page 29 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide followed by the WRITE button or simply close the Window and confirm that changes should be sent to the controller Parameters that are only stored in controller RAM will be lost replaced by parameters from controller F
42. tup dialog Window see Figure 5 If you are unsure about anything use the defaults by clicking OK Click Cancel to cancel any changes you made in this window and close it Tip Most computers have only one or two serial ports COM Ports Normally these ports are designated as COM1 and COM2 If the computer is connected to a Futura or Meridia car controller then clicking SCAN PORTS may reveal useful port information such as how many ports the computer has and which port the car controller is connected to WIZARD SETUP Path Settings Use the browse button to change directones Software and Conti jon Flash Fites Dire 5 AWHOGHAM TILES SWIETWIZAND LASH_FILES eee Job Parameter Files Dir PROGRAM FILES SWIFTWIZARD PARAMETER_FILES imal Captured Frame Files Owe PHOGHAM FILES SWIF T WIZARD HAME_FILES j Wirard jon Directo PROGRAM FILES SWIFTWIZARD Comm Por Com C Com C Com3 C Coma pe Figure 5 Choose the COM port and or directories to use Revised on September 26 2001 Page 14 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide Clicking SETUP from o l l the SPU Connection Example With the example of default directories in the figure above the Swift Pa Wizard will retrieve and store any diagnostic frame files that you produce in the Screen will always get n ae you the Wizard Setup C PROGRAM FILES SWIFTWIZARD FRAME_FILES directory Dialog box 3 If you prefer to r
43. ust see a new prompt if everything is okay Try it again at a lower speed Revised on September 26 2001 Page 34 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide VI Appendix B File Naming Convention A special naming convention is used for files accessed by the Wizard The file names provides information about the file type job number and car that it pertains to Car Software Files Example 1234C01 001 1234 C 01 001 T Job number Car Software Car number Wizard Parameter Files Example 1234P01 001 1234 P 01 001 Job number Revision Parameter File AS Car number Revised on September 26 2001 Page 35 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wzard User s Guide Revised on September 26 2001 Page 36
44. ve to any command from the Wizard If the Wizard encounters this lack of response it advises you to cycle power to the controller while the Wizard continues to run shown in Figure 15 This allows the Wizard to catch the controller at the correct instant during its power up sequence and direct it to enter the Flash upload mode If the Wizard does not detect success during the following 60 seconds after this message it finally ends the Flash upload attempt with a failed result If some attempts always fail and the connection is confirmed good the cable undamaged and the P C port working then Tech Support might need to be contacted because there might be a hardware problem with the controller or possibly a BIOS problem the low level basic software that can only be changed by part replacement UPLOAD PROGRAM TO FLASH FILE 4110C2 001 2724700 PATH C PROGRAM FILES SW 8 When the Flash Upload has completed the controller starts the software and its success or failure is shown ina monochrome Terminal Window see Figure 16 You cannot type in this Window review it and click OK to close It Figure 16 Flash Upload Completed Successfully Revised on September 26 2001 Page 23 SWIFT FUTURA and MERIDA Wizard User s Guide B How to Save Car Parameter Files The Car Parameters can be saved in files for purposes such as viewing later perhaps in the office and reloading into this controller or another with the Wizar
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