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Installation ActWin-H (Version 3.52)
From CD:
Insert the ActWin CD in your CD driver.
Your web browser will start with Welcome to ActWin 3.51A and ActWin-E installation.
Choose Install ActWin
Select Run, don not select save file
You can always start the installation manually. Click on Windows Start button. Enter
D:\INSTALL.EXE. As D you should enter your CD driver letter.

Installation from floppy disks:

Copy the file Install.exe from the CD to floppy disk 1.
Copy the file Install.W02 from the CD to floppy disk 2.
Copy the file Install.W03 from the CD to floppy disk 3.
Copy the file Install.W04 from the CD to floppy disk 4.
Insert floppy disk 1 in your floppy driver. Click on Windows Start button. Enter
A:\INSTALL.EXE

Installation ActWin-E (Version 3.16)

From CD:
Insert the ActWin CD in your CD driver.
Your web browser will start with Welcome to ActWin 3.24C and ActWin-E installation.
Choose Install ActWin-E
Select Run, don not select save file

Installation from floppy disks:

Copy the file Install.exe from the CD to floppy disk 1.
Copy the file Install.W02 from the CD to floppy disk 2.
Insert floppy disk 1 in your floppy driver. Click on Windows Start button. Enter
A:\INSTALL.EXE

Contents of the CD
\ActWin-E
\Cables
\Demo_projects
\Dongle
\Manuals
\Tutorial
\USR_LIB

Files for ActWin-E

Cable diagram
Demo projects.
Files for dongle support.
PLC manuals
ActWin tutorial, for the most important parts of the software.
User library files.

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Driver information
Hitachi EH-Nano

This driver is a free driver. You can program Hitachi series

Mirco-EH 10, 14 and 28 without expansion units. Use this
driver if you should program EH-Micro series and you
do not have any license.

Hitachi EH-Micro:

With this driver you can program Hitachi series Micro-EH.

Use this driver if you should program EH-Micro series
and you have a license.

Hiatchi H-series:

With this driver you can program all Hitachi PLC series H
(HB, H200-252, EH-150, Micro-EH and H300-4004). Use
this driver if you should program series HB, H200H252, EH-150 or H300-H4004

If it stands "DEMO" after the driver you

dont have a license for this driver. In
DEMO mode you can do everything
offline but only download program with
max 80 steps to the PLC.

On this page you can see which

language you have license for and which
language you not have license for
(Demo) on selected driver.
To use language SFC please select
"Mixed mode"
To use FBD or IL please select IEC
1131-3
Please note that the Nano driver only
support LD.

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License disk:
If a license disk are included in your software package, you have to install this license .
Run the file "INSTALL.EXE" from the license disk. Install the license in same directory as you have install
ActWin in.
Make same procedure for ActWin-E

Dongle license:
ActWin support a new type of dongle. It exist 2 types of dongle, USB or parallel.
The parallel dongle are the world's smallest parallel port hardware key
You only need to install dongle support if your package includes a dongle!
The installation needs some files. These files are included on the CD (in the Dongle directory)
or you can download them from the Internet.
www.actwin.se
Extract all files and subdirectories to your hard disk.

Install USB dongle : (Only Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000)

Insert the USB dongle in the USB port. The operating system should find a
new hardware. The installation needs driver files. Select dongle directory on
the ActWin CD or the directory on your PC, which you have saved the files on.

Install Parallel dongle:

Insert the dongle in the parallel port. Run file SETUP.EXE from the Dongle
directory on the CD, or from your hard disk (if you have downloaded the files)

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Communication setup MICRO-EH
Cable:
For programming Hitachi series Micro-EH use ActCab-EH2

Port 1: (Programming port)

Dip switch setup only for EH-14, EH-23 and EH-28.
EH-10 has only 4800 baud.
SW No.

ON

DIPSW

2 3 4

1
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF

2
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON

3
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF

4
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF

Setup
38.4 k bps
19.2 k bps
9600 bps
4800 bps
Modem communication

Remarks
Normal
Default

Table 11.2 Dip switch setup

Port 2: (Only EH-23 and EH-28)

Port 2 is a RS485 or RS422 port.
Port setup: Default speed on port 2 is 4800 baud. You can change this by setting a value in
memory WRF03D. Do this from an I/O Monitor table.
Memory
WRF03D
WRF03D
WRF03D
WRF03D

=
=
=
=

Value

Speed

Remarks

16#8000
16#8100
16#8200
16#8300

4800
9600
19200
38400

Default
Normal

Value after
changes
16#0000
16#0100
16#0200
16#0300

16# = hex decimal.

Example: Change the communication speed on port 2 to 19200 baud.

Set memory WRF03D to 16#8200.
Set memory R7F6 to 1
Wait until R7F6 is = 0
The value in WRF03D will change to 16#0200.

First time use of a new Micro-EH PLC unit.

When the PLC is new the OK led is flashing. You have to clear the PLC. Do following.
Power On the PLC and connect cable between PC and PLC.
Start ActWin and select menu Communication/Clear PLC.
After Clear PLC OK, restart the PLC. (Power Off and Power On)

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Communication setup EH-150

Cable:
For programming Hitachi series EH-150 use cable ActCab-EH2

Port 1 & 2
Normal setup:
With this setup its possible to program or monitor on both ports at 19200 baud .
1,3,5 = ON
2,4,6,7,8 = OFF
Toggle switch = ON

Switch
nr

ON

OFF

"REMOTE"

Normal mode

Modem control

TRNS0 operation

3,4

Speed port 1

ON

ON

4,800 baud

OFF

ON

9,600 baud

ON

OFF

19,200 baud

OFF

OFF

38,400 baud

Dedicated port

Remarks

In REMOTE mode it is possible to start/stop PLC

from the PC.
Port 1 operation (If switch 5 is ON.)

General-purpose port

PHL

Speed port 2

ON

OFF

9,600 bps

ON

ON

38,400 bps

OFF

OFF

4,800 bps

OFF

ON

Port 1 operation
PHL is high in the cable Actcab-EH2

19,200 bps

(System mode)

Normal operation mode

Should be OFF

(System mode)

Normal operation mode

Should be OFF

Toggle switch

2)

ON

Should be ON

Toggle-switch

ON
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1)

DIP-switch
CPU module

Normal
r

OFF
78

2) Toggle switch

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Communication setup Hitachi series HB, H200-H252, H300-H4004.

Cable:
Use cable ActCab-H2
The transmission speed is set to 19200 in the cable Actcab-H2.
To use other transmission speed, following change is needed in the cable.
D-Sub PLC side: Short cut 8 and 14 = 19200 baud
D-sub PLC side: Short cut 8 and 13 = Transmissions speed set by switches on the PLC.

Series HB:
No.

Function

2400 baud
1
Baud rate
ON
settings
2
ON
Factory setting: 1=ON, 2=OFF

Setting
4800 baud
ON
OFF

9600 baud
OFF
ON

Series H200-H252
For the possibility to Stop/Start PLC from the PC, set switch 4 to ON. (Not possible on
CPU-02H)
No. Function
1
2
3

Baud rate setting

Setting
2400 baud
4800 baud
9600 baud
19200 baud
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
Refresh mode: ON
Direct mode OFF

I/O processing
system
4
Remote setting
Factory setting: 1,3=ON 2,4=OFF

Remote: ON

Normal: OFF

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Communications setup Hitachi series EC/EM(CPM-E3).
Series EC:
Series EM:

Use cable: Actcab-Ec2

Use following cables: Actcab-9/25 + Actcab-Main/EB + Actcab-EM3

Peripheral mode selector switch:

No.

PRG
COM1
COM2

Function

Mode
selector

Programmer
(PGMJ/PGMJ-R)
X

Setup
Actsip/
ActGraph
(X)
X

ActWin-E

Please note: If you change the switch the PLC has to be restarted
In Actsip-E/ActGraph-E: Use mode 2 protocol are depending on the mode selector switch
YES= COM2, NO = COM1

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