2116, 2132
Versions 1.20, 1.30, B1.40, B1.41, 1.43, A1.82
2108i, 2116i, 2132i
Version 1.00
2204, 2208, 2216
Version 1.30
2204e, 2208e, 2216e
Versions 2.06, 3.02, 3.03, A3.52, A3.53, A3.55, A3.56, 4.01, A4.02, A4.15 (FM unit)
2301
Version 1.30
2404, 2408, 2416
Versions 3.01, 3.05, 3.06, A4.05, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11 (also versions 3.51, 3.55, 3.56, 4.29, 4.30, 4.31, 4.32, 4.59, 4.60, 4.61)
2408i
Versions 1.00, 1.01, 2.00, 3.00, 3.02
2500
Versions 1.04, 1.06, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 2.22, 3.07, 3.26, 3.27, 3.30, 3.43, 3.56, 3.60, 3.62, 3.70, 4.00, 4.10, 4.21, 4.30
2604
Versions 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 2.01, 2.04, 2.05, 3.00, 5.00, 5.05, 5.07, 5.09, 6.20, 6.30
X26
Version 5.20
2704
Versions 2.01, 2.04, 3.03, 3.10, 4.00, 5.00, 5.05, 5.07, 5.09, 6.00, 6.10, 6.30, 6.40
3116, 3216, 3208, 32h8, 3204
Versions 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.24, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32
3216i, 32h8i, 3204i
Versions 1.02, 1.03
32h8e
Versions 1.00, 1.10
3504, 3508
Versions 1.04, 1.12, 1.21, 1.23, 1.30, 2.18, 2.19, 2.21, 2.30, 2.32, 2.33, A2.47, 2.60, 2.70
5000B, 5100E, 5100V, 5180V
Version 1.5 or later
6100A, 6180A, 6100XIO, 6180XIO
Version 1.0 or later
EPower
Versions 2.00, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03
Mini8
Versions 1.04, 1.20, 2.00, 2.01, 2.10, 2.30
T630
Versions 2.01, 2.02
RFS
launching the application
iTools may be launched in any of the following ways:
- By starting the iTools application itself. By default, the Setup program will have created a Program Group called “Eurotherm iTools” containing an “iTools” icon. Selecting this icon will launch the application.
- By opening an instrument clone file directly from the Windows Explorer or Shell. The iTools Setup program copies three such clone files onto the user’s computer. Each is accessible from the iTools Program Group. A clone file may be recognized by its filename extension, .UIC, or by its icon
- By opening a view of a connected on-line device from the Eurotherm Network Explorer. Each device attached to a Modbus port in the Eurotherm Network Explorer will present a command, ‘Open in iTools’, on its File menu and Context menu.
If the first method is used to start the application, it may appear initially empty, with no device views or edit windows open. See the following section for information on how to open views of devices or clone files. It is not necessary to run the iTools Modbus Server separately. This, and any other required components will be loaded automatically as needed.
See also Command-Line Options .
Opening Views onto Additional Devices
Views of additional devices may be opened in any of the following ways:
- By enabling Background Scanning for new devices. This can be achieved from the iTools main menu or toolbar.
- By selecting the “Add Devices” command from the iTools menu or toolbar. This will display a list of available devices (both real and simulated) to select from.
- By opening a view of either a real or a simulated device from the Eurotherm Network Explorer (see the third bullet point above). The same copy of the iTools application is used to display all open device views, just as one copy of, say, Microsoft Word, can handle multiple open documents simultaneously. By dragging a device’s icon out of the Eurotherm Network Explorer and dropping it onto the iTools window.
As implied above, iTools is able to handle simulated as well as real devices. Simulated devices behave very much like real devices, but do not implement a true control algorithm. They are provided for demonstration and training purposes only.
In this iTools release, simulated devices are distinguished from real devices by the use of a different color for the panel LEDs (white rather than yellow), and by the prefixing of the panel’s device type label with the letters “SIM”.
Opening Views onto Additional Clone Files
Views of additional clone files may be opened in any of the following ways:
- By selecting the “Open Clone File” command from the iTools menu or toolbar. This will display a standard File Open dialog for file selection.
- By opening a clone file directly from the Windows Explorer or Shell, e.g. by double-clicking the file.
- By dragging a file out of the Explorer and dropping it onto the iTools window.
Using the Application
There are two different types of view which show the set of available devices: Device Panel Views (also known as device faceplates, towards the top of the iTools main window) and the Device Browser (to the left of the main window). Both of these views may be shown or hidden as required - see the View menu.
The functionality of iTools may be accessed by various means:
- The main iTools menu bar.
- The iTools toolbar.
- Context-sensitive pop-up menus accessed by clicking with the right mouse button.
- Double-clicking a device faceplate (or a device listed in the browser) will show the parameter lists for that device, and double-clicking a parameter in a list will allow the value of that parameter to be modified.
All iTools features may be accessed from the keyboard as well as the mouse. It is a continuing aim of the development that all functionality should be accessible from both a pointing device (mouse, touch screen, etc.) and the keyboard.
The command-line options supported by this release of iTools are outlined below.
Command-line options are not case-sensitive.
/AddAll
Causes faceplates for all devices known to the iTools Server to be displayed on startup. Devices identified later, e.g. by the Server scanning the network, will not be added. See also /Scan.
/NoPurge
Devices which had been known to the Modbus Server but which are no longer present are normally purged when iTools starts up. Using the /NoPurge option will prevent this.
/NoSplash
Prevents the iTools splash screen being displayed on startup.
/NoWarn
Suppresses the warning messages which iTools normally generates when loading a device of an unsupported type and/or version.
RegServer
Updates the Windows Registry with all settings required by iTools. This is performed automatically by the iTools Setup program.
/Scan
Enables a Background Scan for new devices. As additional devices are detected by the iTools Server during execution, corresponding faceplate views are displayed in the iTools main window. This functionality can also be enabled or disabled from the iTools main menu.
See also /AddAll.
/Server: servername or /Server
Specifies the location of the computer running the iTools Server application. Using this option will cause iTools (client) to try connecting to the remote server machine using DCOM, instead of using the server on the local computer.
If servername is not specified on the command line, a dialog box prompts for the name of the remote server.
Please note that the iTools Server must be installed and registered on the local (client) computer, even when connecting to a remote server using DCOM.
Important: please note that this option is provided as a convenience to the user, but is not
officially supported by Eurotherm.
/UnregServer
Removes from the Windows Registry all settings added by iTools.
Remember, iTools requires Windows 98 (Windows 95 not supported), Windows NT 4 (with Service Pack 6a), Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Installation under Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP must be performed by a user having Administrator privileges. Windows 95 is no longer supported.
