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Configuration Manager desktop icon Melter Communications C-6 Part 1126931_01  2018 Nordson Corporation Using Nordson Configuration Manager Configuration Manager is launched from your Windows desktop using the icon shown…

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Connecting the PC and the Melter

Connect a serial cable between the PC COM port (selected during the

software installation routine) and the serial port connection (COM port) on

your melter's control panel.

Configuration Manager

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Using Nordson Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager is launched from your Windows desktop using the

icon shown to the left.

Use Configuration Manager when you want to...

 copy melter settings from one melter to another melter

 create and save more than one version of melter settings

 upgrade or restore a melter's firmware

Configuration Manager communicates with your melter through a PC

connected to your melter's serial port. Once connected, Configuration

Manager offers the choice of saving settings, restoring settings, or upgrading

the melter's firmware.

The first time you download and install Configuration Manager, the latest

version of the melter's firmware is also downloaded.

Saving and Restoring Melter Settings

Saving settings copies all current set‐point and operating parameter values

to your PC. Saved settings can be transferred back to the same melter or to

any other compatible Blue Series adhesive melter.

To save melter settings

1. Place the melter into the configuration mode by simultaneously pressing

the Standby and Setup keys.

“COnF” appears in the right display.

2. Double‐click the NCM icon on the Windows desktop.

The NCM dialog box appears.

3. Click Select Device.

The Select Product dialog box appears.

4. Select your melter from the list, and then click Ok.

The Select COM Port dialog box appears.

5. Select the COM port you are using to connect to the melter, and then

click Ok.

The PC and melter establish communications and a picture of the melter

you selected appears in the device status area. The right side of the

status area indicates “CONNECTED”.

6. Click Save Settings.

The Save As dialog box appears.

NOTE: The default location for saving settings files is Windows My

Documents folder. To avoid loosing saved settings files, Nordson

Corporation recommends that you do not change the default save

location.

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7. Type a file name to identify the group of settings you are saving, and then

click Save.

The save settings progress bar indicates the status of the save. When the

save is complete, the melter automatically returns to the scan mode.

NOTE: If you are using the NCM to save multiple variations of melter

settings, use a file naming convention that will allow you to easily

associate each settings file (.ncm extension) with its related process or

end‐use.

8. Click Ok to close the NCM.

To restore melter settings

1. Follow steps 1 through 5 of To save melter settings.

2. Click Restore Settings.

The Open dialog box appears.

3. Select the settings file (.ncm extension) that you want to restore, and then

click Open.

The Restore Settings progress bar indicates the status of the restore.

When the restore is complete, the melter automatically returns to the

scan mode.

Upgrading or Restoring Melter Firmware

Use the NCM to upgrade your melter to a newer version of firmware or reload

the current version of the firmware. The version of Blue Series adhesive

melter firmware that is currently available is posted on the Internet at

http://emanuals.nordson.com/adhesives/software/BlueSeriesSoftware.html.

NOTE: The version of firmware that is loaded on your melter appears on the

control panel when the melter is first switched on.

During the upgrade process, all current melter settings are downloaded and

saved on your PC. After upgrading or restoring a melter's firmware, you can

use the NCM to restore the pre‐upgrade settings.

CAUTION! The upgrade process returns the melter's settings to factory

configuration, with the exception that current heater hours data is saved.

Data in both the fault log and the change log is lost after upgrading the

firmware.