IDEC B-1369 USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool User Manual

IDEC B-1369 USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool

Product Information

Specifications

• Product Name: USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool
• Model Number: B-1369 (4)
• Compatibility: Works with USB flash drives and PCs
• Function: Creates USB Autorun definition files for executing predefined commands

Product Usage Instructions

Overview of the USB Autorun Function
The USB Autorun function automatically displays a menu screen from which the user can execute predefined commands when a USB flash drive is inserted into the main unit.

Components

• USB flash drive
• USB AutoRun definition file (hgauto.ini)
• Main unit

Creating a USB Autorun Definition File

USB Autorun Definition File Creation Procedures

1. Insert a USB flash drive into the USB port of a PC.
2. Launch the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool.
3. Set each item for the USB Autorun definition file as necessary. (Refer to USB Autorun Definition File Settings)
4. Click the File menu, and then click Save As to save the created file.

USB Autorun Definition File Settings
These settings allow you to define the actions and commands to be executed when the USB flash drive is inserted.

Command Settings Dialog Box
The Command Settings Dialog Box enables you to specify detailed commands and actions for each menu option.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Q: Can this tool be used with all types of USB flash drives?
  A: Yes, this tool is compatible with most standard USB flash drives.

• Q: Is there a limit to the number of commands that can be defined in a single USB Autorun file?
  A: The tool allows for multiple commands to be defined in a single file, but it’s recommended to keep it concise for better usability.

USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool User’s Manual

SmartAXIS FT2J-7U
MICRO/I HG2J-7U, HG5G/4G/3G/2G-V, HG4G/3G, HG2G-5F/-5T, HG1G/1P

Preface
USB Autorun definition files that are required when using the USB Autorun function can easily be created by using the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool.
For details about the USB Autorun function, refer to the WindO/I-NV4 User’s Manual.

Revision history

• June 2011: First Edition
• June 2013: Second Edition
• December 2019: Third Edition
• January 2022: Fourth Edition
• September 2023: Fifth Edition

Overview of the USB Autorun Function

The USB Autorun function automatically displays a menu screen from which the user can execute predefined commands when a USB flash drive is inserted into the main unit.

• These defined processes are called commands, and the file that contains the details of the command and menu screen is called the USB Autorun definition file (hgauto.ini).
• A USB Autorun definition file (hgauto.ini) must be stored on a USB flash drive to use the USB Autorun function.

USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool Menu

The commands that can be executed from the menu are as follows.

File

| New| Discards the USB Autorun definition file that is currently being edited and creates a new USB Autorun definition file.
Open| Opens a USB Autorun definition file that has finished being created.
Save| Saves over the USB Autorun definition file that is currently being edited.
Save As| Names and saves the USB Autorun definition file that is currently being edited.
Exit| Exits the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool.

Help

| Open Help| Opens the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool Help.
About the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool| Displays version information for the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool.

Creating a USB Autorun Definition File

USB Autorun Definition File Creation Procedures=
Use the following procedures to create USB Autorun definition files for a USB flash drive.

1. Insert a USB flash drive into the USB port of a PC.

2. Launch the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool.

3. Set each item for the USB Autorun definition file as necessary.
   For details, refer to “3.2 USB Autorun Definition File Settings” on page 4.

4. Click the File menu, and then click Save As.
   The Save As dialog box is displayed.

5. Specify the USB flash drive, then click Save.
   The USB Autorun definition file (hgauto.ini) is generated in the root folder of the USB flash drive.

USB Autorun Definition File Settings

• Number of Buttons
  Specifies the number of buttons (1 to 5) to create.

• Enable buttons 1 to 5
  Select this to enable buttons 1 to 5.
  When cleared, the number of buttons that was specified in Number of Buttons will be displayed but they will not execute even if pressed.

• Show Execution Buttons for Run All
  Select this to show the Run ALL button.

• External Memory Device Folder
  Enter the name of the External Memory Device Folder. Maximum number is 8 characters.

• Language
  Select language for the button labels and messages from the following choices.
  Japanese, Western, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Hangul, Central European, Baltic, Cyrillic

• Button 1 to Button 5
  Pressing a button sets or changes a command that will be executed.
  Click this button to open the Command Settings dialog box. Set the command to be executed by the button. If the selected button has already been set, the command that will be set can be changed. For details, refer to “3.3 Command Settings Dialog Box” on page 5.
  Entering a Title in the Command Settings dialog box will display the label for the button.

• Run All button
  This button executes in order, all defined commands for the USB Autorun definition file (hgauto.ini). This will be displayed only when Show Execution Buttons for Run All is selected.

• Cancel button
  The button that closes the menu screen for the USB Autorun function. It is always displayed.

• Comment
  Enter a comment using 6 lines of 54 characters (total 324 characters) or less.

  • A line feed will automatically be added but can be added where desired. When added in a desired location, \n will be inserted automatically and is thus calculated as 2 single-byte characters.
  • When using a semicolon (;), backslash (\), or double quotations (“), an escape character (\) will be automatically inserted before those characters and will thus be calculated as 2 single-byte characters.

Command Settings Dialog Box
Sets commands that will be executed when button 1 to button 5 have been pressed.

• Button
  The number of the selected button will be displayed.

• Title
  Enter a title for the button label using 2 lines of 26 characters (total 52 characters) or less.

  • A line feed will automatically be added but can be added where desired. When added in a desired location, \n will be inserted automatically and is thus calculated as 2 single-byte characters.
  • When using a semicolon (;), backslash (\), or double quotations (“), an escape character (\) will be automatically inserted before those characters and will thus be calculated as 2 single-byte characters.

• Command

  • Select a command to execute from the following:
  • Download Project, Upload Project, Copy Data, Download PLC Program, Upload PLC Program
  • The setting items below will be displayed according to the command that has been selected.

When Download Project has been selected

• Source: Select either SD Memory Card or USB1 or USB Flash Drive or USB2 for the external memory to which the project file for transfer (ZNX Project File*1 or ZNV Project File) was saved.
• Path : Specify the file path of the project file for the transfer (.ZNX)*1. The maximum number of characters is 247. Only alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Path delimiters and characters that cannot be used vary based on the model.

External Memory Device Folder: Click this button to insert a folder path to the Path indicated in the External Memory Device Folder settings. The External Memory Device Folder is set in the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool dialog box.
Example: When the name of the External Memory Device Folder  is “HGDATA01”, “HGDATA01\NVDATA\” will be inserted.

• Destination: Displays a download destination of the project.
• Clear Keep Devices: Select this check box to clear keep devices after the project data is downloaded. However, when downloading a project file with different OS version or system version or modified Data Storage Area Settings, the keep devices are always cleared.

After downloading, execute the ladder programs automatically:
Select this check box to execute the ladder program after the project download. This option can only be valid when downloading the project file for the FT2J-7U.

When Upload Project has been selected

Destination: Specifies the save destination for the projected that has been uploaded from the main unit. Select either SD Memory Card or USB1 or USB Flash Drive or USB2 for the external memory.
Path: Specify the folder path of the location where the uploaded project will be saved. The maximum number of characters is 247. Only alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Path delimiters and characters that cannot be used vary based on the model.

Example: When saving a project to the “Upload_Project” folder in an external memory:
Uploaded_Project
External Memory Device Folder : Click this button to insert a folder path to the Path indicated in the External Memory Device Folder settings. The External Memory Device Folder is set in the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool dialog box.
Example: When the name of the External Memory Device Folder  is “HGDATA01”, “HGDATA01\NVDATA\” will be inserted.

When Copy Data has been selected

Source: Select either SD Memory Card or USB1 or USB Flash Drive or USB2 for the external memory copy source.
Path: Specifies the file path for the file copy source or the folder path for the folder copy source. The maximum number of characters is 247. Only alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Path delimiters and characters that cannot be used vary based on the model.

Example: When the sound file “Error.wav” has been saved in the root path of an external memory  device

Error.wav
External Memory Device Folder: A drop-down menu is displayed when this button is clicked. Click an item on the drop-down menu to insert a folder path to the Path indicated in the External Memory Device Folder settings. The External Memory Device Folder is set in the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool dialog box. Example: When the name of the External Memory Device Folder  is “HGDATA01”,
“HGDATA01\(Folder to be created)\” will be inserted.

Destination: Select either SD Memory Card or USB1 or USB Flash Drive or USB2 for the external memory copy destination.
Path: Specifies the folder path for the copy destination folder. The maximum number of characters is 247. Only alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Path delimiters and characters that cannot be used vary based on the model.

Example: When saving to the “SOUND” folder in the “HGDATA01” folder on an external memory device HGDATA01\SOUND

External Memory Device Folder: A drop-down menu is displayed when this button is clicked. Click an item on the drop-down menu to insert a folder path to the Path indicated in the External Memory Device Folder settings. The External Memory Device Folder is set in the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool dialog box. Example: When the name of the External Memory Device Folder  is “HGDATA01”,
“HGDATA01\(Folder to be created)\” will be inserted.

flash drive)
Alarm Log Files| ALARMLOG
Data Log Files| DATALOG
Operation Log Files| OPERATIONLOG
Screenshots| CAPTURE
Recipe Files| RECIPE
Picture Files used by MICRO/I| PICTURE
Sound Files used by MICRO/I| SOUND
ZNV/ZNX Project Files| NVDATA
ZLD Project Files| LDRDATA
Movie Files| MOVIE
Recorded movie files| RECORD

When Download PLC Program has been selected

Source: Select either SD Memory Card or USB1 or USB Flash Drive or USB2 for the external memory to which the PLC program file for transfer (.ZLD) was saved.
Path: Specifies the file path for the PLC program file for transfer (.ZLD). The maximum number of characters is 247. Only alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Path delimiters and characters that cannot be used vary based on the model.

Example: When the PLC program file “LDR_PROGRAM.ZLD” has been saved to the “LDRDATA” folder  on an external memory device

LDRDATA\LDR_PROGAM.ZLD
External Memory Device Folder: Click this button to insert a folder path to the Path indicated in the External Memory Device Folder settings. The External Memory Device Folder is set in the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool dialog box.
Example: When the name of the External Memory Device Folder  is “HGDATA01”, “HGDATA01\LDRDATA\” will be inserted.

• Destination: Interface: Selects the main unit port that is connecting the PLC from the following.
• COM1, COM2, Ethernet
• Slave Number: Specify the Slave Number (0 to 31) of the download destination PLC.
• This option can only be set when COM1 or COM2 is selected as the Interface.
• Specify External Device ID: Specify the external device ID (0 to 31) of the download destination PLC.
• This option can only be set when Ethernet is selected as the Interface.
• Specify IP Address: Specify the IP address and port number of the download destination PLC.
• This option can only be set when Ethernet is selected as the Interface.

When Upload PLC Program has been selected

Source:

• Interface: Selects the main unit port that is connecting the PLC from the following. COM1, COM2, Ethernet
• Slave Number: Specify the Slave Number (0 to 31) of the upload source PLC.
• This option can only be set when COM1 or COM2 is selected as the Interface.
• Specify External Device ID: Specify the external device ID (0 to 31) of the upload source PLC.
• This option can only be set when Ethernet is selected as the Interface.
• Specify IP Address: Specify the IP address and port number of the upload source PLC.
• This option can only be set when Ethernet is selected as the Interface.
• Destination: Specifies the save destination for the PLC program that has been uploaded from the PLC connected to the main unit. Select either SD Memory Card or USB1 or USB Flash Drive or USB2 for the external memory.
• Path: Specifies the folder path where the uploaded PLC program file will be saved. The maximum number of characters is 247. Only alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Path delimiters and characters that cannot be used vary based on the model.

Example: When saving to the “Uploaded_Program” folder on an external memory device
Uploaded_Program
External Memory Device Folder: Click this button to insert a folder path to the Path indicated in the External Memory Device Folder settings. The External Memory Device Folder is set in the USB Autorun Definition File Creation Tool dialog box.
Example: When the name of the External Memory Device Folder  is “HGDATA01”, “HGDATA01\LDRDATA\” will be inserted.

For details about the created USB Autorun definition file and folder structure, refer to the WindO/I-NV4 User’s Manual.

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