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s Program Libr ary Karlsr uhe Product Informatio n AS 488/TM Var. M02.02 Issue: November, 2001 Descriptors TELEPER M M , AS 488/ TM , Software vari ant M , UPGR ADE , UP DATE Summary The present Pro duct Informati on relates to the System Softwa re Package: Name Variant Issue Product no. (M LFB) AS 488/TM M 02.02 6DS2 410-0XX00-0X A0 6DS2 410-0XX00[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 2 of 18 1 Scope The product information for the system software M02.01/M01.07 remains valid. The follow ing information rep resents a supplemen t. The delivery consists of: 6DS2 410-0XX00- 0XA0 6DS2 410-0XX00- 0[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 3 of 18 1.1 Supplementary Documentation In addition to the tools req uired for startup of you r AS 488/TM, the commissioning diskette contains a document file for the service t erminal (within the directory ASBE[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 4 of 18 1.2 AS System File for PROGRAF AS+ Your commisioni ng diskette contain s a directory PROGRAF after extracting . This contai ns the system file AS.SYS required for PROGRAF AS+. Copy the file AS.SYS into y[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 5 of 18 2 Commissioning The Memory Card contai ns the entire system software fo r AS 488/TM. It respond s with the version ID M02.02 . To perform an upgrade or up date from diskette, an AS 488/TM memory card mus[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 6 of 18 2.1 Startup by Commissioning Terminal The extracted IBS t ool diskette contains your local tool in the directory ASBEDIEN. Inst all this on your PC to be use d for commissioning of th e AS 488/TM accordi[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 7 of 18 2.2 Procedure for Upgrade t o M02.02 w ith Programming Device PG 740 Stop your AS running (e.g. wi th STO) and then switch the AS off be fore pullin g the memory card! For the upgra de, insert the memor [...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 8 of 18 2.2.1 Restoring a Memo ry Card This restore is n ecessary if the mem ory card is no lon ger bootable on an AS 488/TM (if it has been deleted wit h the SIMATIC Man ager for example) . The procedure corres[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 9 of 18 2.3 Procedure for Update M01.0 7 (resp. M01.06/05/04 ) to M01.08 2.3.1 Update by Co mmissioning Terminal You will find the file s needed for an u pdate on the UPGRADE/UPDATE diskette too. Please copy all[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 10 of 18 To check the update procedure, st art the new ASBEDIEN and s elect the AS status scr een ( BT,STAT:@; ). I n addition to t he start-up m essage, the s ystem version ( M01.08 ) is displayed. Note: If the[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 11 of 18 2.4 Installa tion of the Reloa dable DP D river Blocks (DPAE, DPAA, DPBE, DPBA) In addition to the execution system and the standard blocks of the AS 488/TM, your memory card contains a so-cal led reloa[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 12 of 18 2.5 Installa tion of the Reloa dable IP26 2 Driver Block s (RIP, KRIP) In addition to the execution system and the standard blocks of the AS 488/TM, your memory card contains a so-cal led reloadable fil[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 13 of 18 3 Removed Errors F: Function concerned A: Appearan ce M: Modification • F: ASBEDIEN: comm and LANW A: The transmission do esn't work. Af terwards also t he other commands don't work (COPY_PC[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 14 of 18 4 Extended Functions 4.1 General Extensions F: Function concerned A: Appearan ce E: Extension • F: Central configuration via bus A: If the disconnection is not f inished corr ectly, the AS c ontinues [...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 15 of 18 4.3 Online Configuring as Stan d -alone Operating Terminal As replacement for an AS 230 /235 local operating console with screen , configura tion and process oper ating keyboard , the Online Configu rin[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 16 of 18 5 Extended Documentation 5.1 Restart of AS 488/ TM with Interface Module TPM 478 With each resta rt of the AS 488/TM the interf ace module TPM 478 will be parameterized new. This happen s with: - Power [...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 17 of 18 6 Limited Operating Performance No safety-r elevant softwar e faults ar e current ly known; the known fault s are assigned to fault class 3 and lowe r. Caution: When working on initialization fi les (*.[...]
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Product Information November, 2001 AS 488/TM M02.02 Copyright © SIEM ENS AG 1996-2001. All R ights Reserved. S79220-A 0977-A-10-7637 Page 18 of 18 Further informa tion: The arithme tic accuracy of the AS 48 8/TM with floatin g-point numbers is h igher than that of the AS 235. There may therefor e be small deviations in the last digits of the manti[...]