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4.1 O utline
Before powering the MintDrive you will need to connect the PC to the MintDrive using a serial cable and
install the supplied software on the PC. The software provided includes a number of applications and
utilities to allow you to configure, tune and program the MintDrive. If you do not have experience of
software installation or Windows applications you will need to seek further assistance for this stage of
the installation. Please see the hardware section on page 5 to check that you have a suitable PC.
4.1.1 Connecting the MintDrive to the PC
Connect the serial cable between the PC serial port (often labeled as “COM”) to the MintDrive
connector X7 (RS232/RS485).
CAUTION: The serial connector on the MintDrive (X7) supports two serial channels, one
RS232 and one RS485. The serial cable with catalog number CBL001 -501 must
not be used with the MintDrive as this may result in damage to the unit.
Please use serial cable CBL023-501 or see pages 44 and 45.
If this is the first time you are installing a MintDrive then it is strongly
recommended that you use RS232 to get started and use RS485 later.
4.1.2 Installing th e software
The CDROM containing the software can be found inside the rear cover of this manual or separately
within the packaging.
1. Insert the CDROM into the drive.
2. After a few seconds the setup wizard should start automatically. If the setup wizard does not appear,
select Run... from the Windows Start menu and type
d:\setup
where d is the drive letter of the CD-ROM device.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Mint Configuration Tool and Mint Workbench. The set-up
Wizard will copy the files to appropriate folders on the hard drive. The default directory is C:\Mint v4,
although this can be changed during setup.
4 Tuning and Configuration
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