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Configuration
7.1
Delivery state
The device is not configured in the delivery state.
7.2
Safety Designer configuration software
The safety laser scanner is configured using the Safety Designer.
For information on the Safety Designer, see the operating instructions for the Safety
Designer item no. 8018178.
7.2.1
Installing Safety Designer
Prerequisites
•
Your Windows user account has administrator rights.
Approach
1.
Call up the download web page and enter
Safety Designer
in the search field on
2.
Take note of the system requirements on the download page.
3.
Download the installation file from the download page. Extract it and run it.
4.
Follow the notes from the setup assistant.
Complementary information
The SQL CE database is required to open legacy projects with the
.sdp
ending. When
installing Safety Designer, you can select whether SQL CE should be installed for
compatibility of legacy projects.
NOTICE
The SQL CE database is not a trustworthy source. The installation of untrustworthy
sources may pose a safety risk.
b
Only install SQL CE if you have to convert legacy projects.
7.2.2
Projects
Using Safety Designer, you can configure one or more devices in a project. You can save
the configuration data in a project file on the computer.
Creating a project
b
Click on
Create new project
.
✓
This creates and opens an empty project.
Configuring a device online (device connected to computer)
The following interfaces are suitable for configuration:
•
USB
5)
If a device is connected to the computer, Safety Designer can establish a connection to
the device.
You will then configure the device online. In this case, you can transfer the configuration
to the devices directly and use diagnostic functions.
5)
The USB connection may only be used temporarily and only for configuration and diagnostics.
CONFIGURATION
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