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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.
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Upgrading or Restoring Melter Firmware (contd)
To upgrade or reload melter firmware
1. Connect your PC to the melter. Refer to Connecting the PC and the
Melter earlier in this guide.
2. Place the melter into the upgrade mode by switching the melter off and
then on again, and then immediately pressing and holding both the
Setup and left display Scroll key.
UPLOAd appears in the right display.
3. Double‐click the NCM icon on the Windows desktop.
The NCM dialog box appears.
4. Click Select.
The device dialog box appears.
5. Select your melter from the list, and then click Ok.
The Select COM Port dialog box appears.
6. 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.
7. Click Upgrade.
The Select Upgrade dialog box appears.
8. In the Available Upgrades list, select the firmware version you want to
upload to the melter, and then click Ok.
The upgrade warning message appears.
9. Click OK.
The Upgrade in Progress dialog box appears. The upgrade can take as
long as 12 minutes. When the upgrade is complete, the Success dialog
box appears and the melter restarts.