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Service Pack 3
Installation Guide
Contents
Copyright ................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction ...................................................................................................................3
Requirements ...............................................................................................................3
Software Requirements ...................................................................................................... 3
Minimum Hardware Requirements .................................................................................... 3
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Copyright
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of Afcon Software and Electronics Ltd.
No part of this document may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written
permission from Afcon Software and Electronics Ltd.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or a nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of
the agreement. It is against the law to copy this software on any other medium for any purpose
other than the purchaser's personal use.
P-CIM and P-CIM logos are registered trademarks of Afcon Software and Electronics Ltd.
Afcon and Afcon logos are registered trademarks of Afcon Software and Electronics Ltd.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Introduction
This document discusses the P-CIM version 7.70 Service Pack 3 installation. Also discussed are
how to uninstall the program, backup and restore your P-CIM projects and how to update your SEK
remotely.
Requirements
Software Requirements
P-CIM version 7.70 Service Pack 3 runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional (SP1/SP2)
and Windows 2003 Server
Intel Pentium 4
512MB RAM
CD-ROM driver
Microsoft IIS for P-CIM Web server (for P-CIM Web and/or Supreme Report Web portal)
MIcrosoft Access or SQL server (for P-CIM database and/or Supreme Report database)
Optional.
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Installing P-CIM
P-CIM can be installed either from the Afcon CD or downloaded from the Afcon web site at the
following address: www.afcon-inc.com.
Installing P-CIM version 7.70 Service Pack 3 from the Afcon CD
1. Insert the CD into the relevant drive and wait for it to open.
2. Click P-CIM and then click the Install P-CIM 7.70 SP3.
3. The installation wizard runs and the Welcome dialog box opens. Click Next. If you have a
previous version of P-CIM installed the Choice dialog box opens.
4. In this dialog box select to either:
Add this version of P-CIM to your windows system in addition to the one that you already
have.
Replace the current version, whereby you will upgrade the current version.
Click Next to continue, the Select Destination Directory dialog box opens. The default is
PCIM32.
5. Either browse and select a new directory for the program or, accept the directory that appears
in the dialog box. Click Next to run the Setup. The setup rpocess begins.
6. Click OK to install the P-CIM demo project. You are prompted when the setup process is
completed.
7. The Supreme Report installation wizard runs. Click next to start the installation process. A
messages prompts you that the installation process was successfully completed.
8. Restart Windows before running P-CIM for the first time.
Downloading P-CIM from the Internet
1. In your Internet Explorer open the Afcon site at the following URL: www.afcon-inc.com.
2. From the Downloads section click P-CIM Packages and select P-CIM 7.70.
Creating the P-CIM Group shortcut
1. Select the following: Start/Programs/AFCON P-CIM (7.70SP3).
2. Click the AFCON P-CIM (7.70SP3) icon and press the Ctrl button.
3.
Still pressing the Ctrl button, drag the icon on to your desktop. The
opens on your desktop.
4. Double click the P-CIM Group icon to open the P-CIM Group interface.
Note: you must uninstall any previous version of P-CIM Supreme Report before installing P-CIM
Version 7.70 Servcie Pack 1. Use the Windows Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs utility to
remove previously installed versions of the P-CIM Supreme Report
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Automatic to remove the P-CIM application from your computer without removing existing
project files
Custom to remove the P-CIM application and selected projects files. If this option is
selected the following dialog box opens.
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You can run P-CIM without the Software Enable Key (SEK) in DEMO mode. In this case,
communication via P-CIM I\O drivers is limited to 20I/Os only. After one hour in DEMO mode,
P-CIM runtime modules are automatically closed
P-CIM supports the USB connected SEK as well as the parallel port SEK. The USB SEK is
only supported in Microsoft Operating Systems that support USB connection: Win 2000, XP
and 2003 Server.
To use any of the below mentioned BMS (Building Management System) drivers with service
pack 3, you must first update your existing license.To do so, use the new Registration and
License module (version 3), available for download on the Afcon web site. The new
Registration and License module must be installed before you upgrade to P-CIM 7.70.
After you have successfully generated a new license file (.puf), please e-mail the file to Afcon
for updating at :support@afcon-inc.com. Afcon will issue you an updated license file that
supports the BMS drivers in P-CIM 7.70.
Refer to the Afcon Registration and License Utility User Guide for more details.
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Backing up a Project
This option enables you to backup your project into several disk directories that can be restored for
future use. When backing up a project you can select to backup all the projects directories or to
backup specific directories only. During project back up, select the backup location, the default is
PCIM32.bak.
The size of the disk can be modified enabling you to back up large projects in one disk directory.
This functionality has the following parameters:
The buttons in this dialog box lead you to the following options:
Description
Which opens the P-CIM dialog box where you can select to upgrade/
install a local or network installation of P-CIM for Windows.
Which opens the Install P-CIM Driver where you can install a driver
in your default project.
P-CIM communication
setup
Project setup
Which opens the Project Setup dialog box where projects can be
created and their properties edited.
Backup project
Which opens the P-CIM Project Backup dialog box where you can
backup your project.
Restore project
Which opens the Restore Project dialog box where you can locate a
project and restore it.
When clicked this option packs the project for web distribution.
Displays conversion
Registration and
license
Close
Help
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2. Click the Backup Project button to open the P-CIM Backup Project dialog box.
3. In the Select project to backup field, scroll to locate the relevant project.
4. To locate a different target folder, click the Browse button and scroll. The default is
C:\PCIM32\XXX (project name).
5. If the Disk size needs modifying type in a new size in the relevant field.
6. To include alarms and historical data that was collected to an OLEDB database (.MDB or MS
SQL), select the Include OLEDB Alarm and/or Include OLEDB History options.
7. To customize your project to save only specific directories click the Custom button to open the
Custom Backup dialog box. To select more than one directory press the Ctrl button and then
select the directory.
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Restoring a Project
This option is used to restore a backed up project. When accessing this option the last project that
was backed up will be the suggested project to restore. You can however, select and restore a
different project.
There are two restore options:
If the project has the same name as another project in the system you can restore it and
override the existing project
The Restore Project option can only be activated when P-CIM is not running.
Restoring a project
3. Click the Restore Project button to open the Restore Project dialog box.
4. If the project directory is correct click the Next button, if not click Browse to locate Disk1 of your
project.
5. The Restore Setup program runs and if the name of the project is already saved in the system
the second Restore Project dialog box opens.
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To override an existing project select the first option and click Next. Restore setup will run
and a message box opens informing you that the project has been restored. Click OK
To restore the project as a new P-CIM project select the second option and click Next.
The Rename Project dialog box opens
6. Type in a new name for the project and click the Next button.
7. In the message box that opens select Yes to define the new project as the applications default
project, or No not to. Click OK to continue.
8. A new message box opens informing you that the Restore Project process has been performed
successfully and that you can run the Displays Conversion tool, and update the displays in the
project to the current P-CIM version.
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SEK Updating
Using the Registration and License form (P-CIM Setup/Registration and License), the SEKs
information can be saved in .PUF format, and then sent to Afcon Software and Electronics LTD.,
where it is updated and returned to the sender.
When the updated.PUF file is received, it can be used to update the original SEK.The Registration
and License form also displays information about the SEK, which up to this version could only be
viewed in the About DBSR window.
Opening the Registration and License form
1. Open the P-CIM Setup dialog box and click the Registration and License button to open the
AFCON Registration and License form.
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