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Service Tool
PSS SW QLD, from Version 4.2
Operating Manual
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Contents
Overview

Range

Hardware requirements

Installation

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5
6
9

Installing the service tool for MS-DOS

Installing the service tool for Windows NT/2000
Install update

Operation

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Calling up the service tool without parameters

Calling up the service tool with parameters

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Application examples

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Overview
The PSS SW QLD service tool is a supplement to the PSS SW PG
system software. It provides only the most important functions of the system
software, making it easier to operate.
Purpose:
To transfer projects quickly, e.g. for service
To avoid unauthorised access
To avoid improper use
The service tool provides the Project and On-line menus from the system
software. All options which amend a project have either been removed or
have had the save function disabled. This means that the service tool is
unable to amend a project.
The Configurator option in the On-line menu is the only option that is
unique to the service tool and does not appear in the system software.
This option can be used to display the configuration of the PSS project.
INFORMATION
The selectable options are described in detail in the operating manual for the
PSS SW PG system software The menu overviews in the manuals Appendix
should help you find the descriptions more easily.
There are two versions of the PSS SW QLD service tool:
PSS SW QLD for MS-DOS (also MS-DOS under Windows 3.1 and
Windows 95/98) and PSS SW QLD for Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows 2000.
INFORMATION
The PSS SW QLD service tool is updated in parallel to the system
software PSS SW PG. Changes made to the PSS SW PG system
software from one version to the next are listed in the file called info.text.
Once you have installed the service tool you will find the info.txt file in the
same directory in which you installed the tool.

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Items supplied are as follows:
One CD
The operating manual for the PSS SW QLD service tool and
The operating manual for the PSS SW PG system software
Contents of CD:
QLD-DOS folder
This folder contains the installation files for the service tool
PSS SW QLD for MS-DOS. For installation please refer to the section
entitled Installing the service tool for MS-DOS.
QLD-WINNT folder
This folder contains the installation files for the service tool
PSS SW QLD for Windows NT/2000. For installation please refer to the
section entitled Installing the service tool for Windows NT/2000.
DISKS folder
This folder contains the disk maps of the installation files for the
PSS SW QLD service tool for Windows NT/2000. Please refer to the
section entitled Installing the service tool for Windows NT/2000.
DOKU folder
This folder contains the pdf files of the operating manuals for the
PSS SW PG system software and PSS SW QLD service tool. The pdf
files can be opened with Acrobat Reader.
ACROBAT folder
This folder contains the Acrobat Reader software for Windows
9x/2000/NT. This software is needed in order to view the operating
manual pdf files on screen. If Acrobat Reader is not already installed,
you can start installation by double-clicking on the file AR40ENG.EXE.

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Hardware requirements
To install the PSS SW QLD service tool for MS-DOS and Windows NT/
2000 you will need the hardware listed below:
IBM-compatible computer
Processor:
PSS SW QLD for MS-DOS: 80 386, 80 486, Pentium or later
PSS SW QLD for Windows NT/2000: 80 486/100 MHz, Pentium or later
RAM:
PSS SW QLD for MS-DOS: min. 550 kB available capacity
PSS SW QLD for Windows NT/2000: min. 24 MB available capacity
CD drive: alternatively, the files required for the installation can be copied
from the installation CD on to 1.44 MB floppy disks (DOS: x1, Windows NT/
2000: x2). The software can then be installed from floppy disk.
Hard drive: Approx. 4 MB of available disk space
Parallel interface for printer
Serial interface COM1 or COM2 for transferring data to the safety
system.
Operating system:
PSS SW QLD for MS-DOS:

MS-DOS from Version 3.3, also MS-DOS

under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95/98
PSS SW QLD for Windows NT/2000: Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000

Installation
INFORMATION
There are two versions of the PSS SW QLD service tool: PSS SW QLD for
MS-DOS (also MS-DOS under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95/98) and PSS
SW QLD for Windows NT/2000. Both versions are specifically designed for
the stated operating system. You will experience problems if you install the
service tool for MS-DOS under Windows NT/2000 or vice-versa.

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Installing the service tool for MS-DOS

The program for both the failsafe and standard section will be installed
when you install the PSS SW QLD service tool for MS-DOS.
The necessary files are stored in the QLD-DOS folder on the installation
CD. If a CD drive is not available when you are installing, copy the files
from the QLD-DOS folder on to a floppy disk and start the installation
from the floppy.
Insert the installation CD into the relevant drive and log on to this drive using
MS-DOS commands. Go to the QLD-DOS folder and start the installation
by entering:
INSTALL
The installation program is loaded and a menu appears, enabling you to
select a language. Use the arrow keys or the mouse to select the required
language and press .
The installation menu will appear.
Options

Directory

Fig. 1: Installation menu for PSS SW QLD under MS-DOS

Using the installation menu

Selecting/de-selecting options
- TAB: Moves from one option to the next without entering data.
- : The option at the cursor position (flashing underline) is selected and
an X is entered.
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- : Selection is undone and the X is deleted.
- Click on the option with the left mouse button: the option is selected
and an X is entered. Clicking again will cancel the selection.
Pressing the ALT key with the hotkey (highlighted letter) selects an option
or command directly.
Directory
The directory into which the service tool will be installed is shown on the
right-hand side of the screen. The default setting is: C:\PSSQLD.
You can change the default setting by pressing the INS or DEL keys.
The directory path may be a maximum of 50 characters.
Options:
Install PSS SW QLD
- Always select this option on the first installation.
- The directory into which the software will be copied is shown to the right of
this option. You can accept the default setting or enter a new directory
(max. 50 characters). If the directory does not yet exist it will be created
during installation.
Monochrome
The software will be displayed in black and white.
When you have made all the relevant entries, select the Start Installation
command. If the installation has been successful, a message will appear on
screen. Confirm the message by pressing .
Installing the service tool for Windows NT/2000
The program for both the failsafe and standard section will be installed when
you install the PSS SW QLD service tool for Windows NT 4.0/2000.
The necessary files are stored in the QLD-WINNT folder on the
installation CD. If a CD drive is not available when you are installing,
copy the files from the DISKS/DISK1 and DISKS/DISK2 folders on to
two floppy disks and start the installation from DISK1.
Procedure:
Insert the installation CD into the relevant disk drive.
Go to the QLD-WINNT folder and call up the file setup.exe.
Read the welcome window and click Next.

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Fig. 2: Select destination location window

Select the folder into which the service tool is to be installed and click
Next. Please note that the directory must be entered each time the
service tool is called up with parameters and that the directory length in
the batch file should be a maximum of 130 characters. The directory
should therefore be kept as short as possible.

Fig. 3: Select program folder window

Enter the name of the program folder in which the symbol for the service
tool is to be stored and click Next.

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Fig. 4: Start copying files window

If you wish to correct any settings you have made, click Back to return
to the previous window. Click Next to install the service tool.

Fig. 5: Setup complete window

If you are installing the service tool on your computer for the first time,
you will need to restart the computer before you can use it. You can
either do this immediately or at some other time.
Click Finish to exit the installation.
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Install update
Before installing an update to the service tool you will need to remove the
previous version.
Under MS-DOS: delete all the files in the folder in which the old version of
the service tool is installed. To install the update, follow the instructions given
for a new installation, as described in the section entitled Installing the
service tool for MS-DOS.
Under Windows NT/2000: Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Add/remove programs and highlight PSSQLD service tool for NT in the
list of installed programs. Press Add/Remove (NT) or Change/Remove
(2000). This will uninstall the old version of the service tool.
To install the update, follow the instructions given for a new installation, as
described in the section entitled Installing the service tool for Windows
NT/2000.

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Operation
Calling up the service tool without parameters
If the service tool is started without any parameters entered, all the options
within the service tool will be available to the user.
Calling up the service tool
- under MS-DOS: go to the folder in which the service tool is installed
and enter pssqld .
- under Windows NT/2000: select Start > Run and enter c:\...\pssqld
(replacing c:\...\ with the directory into which the service tool has
been installed) or double-click on the service tool icon on the desktop.
An options window will then appear. Select FS for failsafe applications
or ST for standard applications.
If you enter FS you will be prompted to enter a password. The factory
setting for the password is PSS3000. Enter a password.
Select a project (only the first time the program is called up).
The service tool is similar in appearance to the system software.

Calling up the service tool with parameters

There are two different reasons why you would call up the service tool with
parameters:
To load a project into the service tool with predefined functions and
conditions
To encode the service tool, so that only specific functions are available
when a project is loaded.

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Loading a project
Under MS-DOS: Go to the directory in which the service tool is installed
and enter one of the following command lines (entries in square brackets
are optional):
pssqld /F [project [/CRC xxxx]] [/A] [/W] [/D [file]] /Mfff [;bbb]
pssqld /S [project] [/A] [/D [file]] /Msss
Under Windows NT/2000: Select Start > Run and enter one of the
following command lines (entries in square brackets are optional)
c:\\pssqld /F [project [/CRC xxxx]] [/A] [/W] [/D [file]] /Mfff [;bbb]
c:\\pssqld /S [project] [/A] [/D [file]] /Msss
Replace c:\\ with the directory in which the service tool is installed.
INFORMATION
If directory names contain blank spaces, the entry must be enclosed in
inverted commas under Windows NT: c:\PSS SW QLD\pssqld /F c:\PSS
SW QLD\test /Mayv
Key to parameters:
/F
FS-Project
/S
ST-Project
project
Information on project directory
/CRC
Projects can only be loaded if the check sum is xxxx (hex.)
(only on FS-Projects)
/A
Project is loaded into the PLC automatically
/W
Password must be entered before loading
(only on FS-Projects)
/D
The loading process is logged in a protocol. If no file name has
been entered, the protocol will be stored under the project
name in the project directory, with the extension BFH.
file
Information on the directory and file name, under which the
protocol file is to be stored, e.g. c:\pgproj\fstest\protoc.bfh
/M
Establishing the permitted menu options. Permitted
options are entered after the parameter M, using fff for a failsafe
command and sss for a standard command. In the failsafe
section you can also enter the options bbb for SafetyBUS p. If
the options bbb are not entered, all SafetyBUS p options will
automatically be available on a project using SafetyBUS p.

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These options correspond to the Hotkeys in the system
software:
sss:
f: Transfer blocks to the PSS
k: Reload block from the PSS
v: Display variables
n: Dynamic program display
c: Display PSS configuration
d: Display PSS directory
w: Display PSS hardware
y: Display PSS error stack
m: Program comparison
r: Start PSS (ST section)
p: Stop PSS (ST section)
fff:
f:
g:
a:
v:
n:
c:
d:
w:
y:
m:
r:
p:
o:

FS Program hard disk => PSS

Delete FS program
FS Program: PSS => hard disk
Display variables
Dynamic program display
Display PSS configuration
Display PSS directory
Display PSS hardware
Display PSS error stack
Program comparison
Start PSS (FS section)
Stop PSS (FS section)
Configuration (PSS data)

x:
y:
w:
v:
b:
r:
g:
s:

Display Groups
Display device:group
Display device
Display dev:grp & name
Read bus diagnostics
Read device ID
Start group
Stop group

bbb:

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Example:

FS: The project fstest in the directory c:\pgproj is to be loaded if its check
sum corresponds to ca37; the project is to be loaded into the PSS
automatically; permitted options in the service tool are: Display PSS
directory, Display PSS error stack and Dynamic program display.
Under MS-DOS:
pssqld /F c:\pgproj\fstest /CRC ca37 /A/Mdyn
Under Windows NT/2000:
c:\programs\pilz\pssqld_nt\pssqld /F c:\pgproj\fstest /CRC ca37 /A/Mdyn

ST: The project sttest in the directory c:\pgproj is to be loaded and a

protocol file generated; permitted options in the service tool are: Display
PSS directory, Display PSS error stack and Dynamic program display.
Under MS-DOS:
pssqld /S c:\pgproj\sttest /D/Mdyn
unter Windows NT/2000:
c:\programs\pilz\pssqld_nt\pssqld /S c:\pgproj\sttest /D/Mdyn
Special case:
If only one option is entered for parameter M, the corresponding function will
be performed immediately (no menu line with options will appear in the
service tool), e.g. pssqld /F/Md (the online connection will be made and
the directory displayed directly).

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Encoding the service tool
By encoding the service tool it will only be possible to activate the package
with the command lines described above. Encoding means that only
selected options will be made available to the user.
NOTICE
Once the service tool has been encoded, it can no longer be started by
calling up the file pssqld. Only the options entered in the encoding will be
permitted. Exception: if the SafetyBUS p options bbb are not entered, all
SafetyBUS p options will automatically be available within a SafetyBUS p
project.
The system is encoded using parameter /B:
pssqld /B /Mfff;sss [;bbb]
/B
/Mfff
/Msss
/Mbbb

The service tool only makes available those options entered

under parameter M.
See previous page
See previous page
See previous page

Example:
In the ST section, the service tool is to be limited to the following functions:
Transfer blocks to the PSS, Display PSS configuration, Display PSS
directory, Display PSS hardware, and Display PSS error stack. In the FS
section it is to be limited to the following functions: FS program : Harddisk
=> PSS, Dynamic program display, Display PSS configuration,
Display PSS directory and Display PSS error stack.
Under MS-DOS:
pssqld /B /Mfncdy;fcdwy
Under Windows NT/2000:
c:\programs\pilz\pssqld /B /Mfncdy;fcdwy
Once the service tool has been encoded it can only be started using one of
the above functions, or a selection of them,
e.g.
pssqld /F c:\pgproj\fstest /D/Mfndy
pssqld /S c:\pgproj\sttest /Mfcw

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The service tool and the ability to encode it could be used, for example, when
making repairs or modifications.
The service engineer can be provided with a batch file which calls up the
service tool with predefined parameters. The engineer then just needs to call
up this batch file, requiring no knowledge of the system software, service tool
or internal file structures.When generating the batch file, please note that the
directory entered for the service tool (e.g. c:/programs/pssqld), including
program names, must be a maximum of 130 characters in length. The
directory entered for the project (e.g. c:\projects\pss51) may be a maximum
of 117 characters, excluding project names.
INFORMATION
Even under Windows NT, batch files must be generated using a DOS editor.
Example batch files:
1)
2)
3)

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m174.bat
c:\pss8\pssqld /f c:\pgproj\man174 /d /crc ea3d /a /mydc
fs_tim.bat
c:\pss8\pssqld /f c:\pgproj\fs_tim /myd
stt2.bat
c:\pss8\pssqld /s c:\pgproj\stt2 /d u:\dummy\tstt2.bfh /mdyn

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Notes

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