Installation
This part of the documentation gives a step-by-step explanation of the TwinCAT 3 XML Data Server setup process for Windows based operating systems. The following topics are part of this document:
- Downloading the setup file
- Installation on a host computer
- Transfering the setup file to the Windows CE device
- Executing the setup on the Windows CE device
Downloading the setup file
Like many other TwinCAT Supplement products, XML Data Server CE is available for download via the Beckhoff FTP-Server. The download represents the latest version. To download the setup file, please perform the following steps:
- Start a FTP-Client software of your choice, for example FileZilla or Total Commander
- Open a connection to TwinCAT Supplement System.
- Select TS6421-0030 TwinCAT XML Data Server CE and download the file via the download-cart.
Installation on a host Computer
To install the Supplement, please perform the following steps:
- Double-click the downloaded setup file. Please note: Under Windows 32-bit/64-bit, please start the installation with "Run as Administrator" by right-clicking the setup file and selecting the corresponding option in the context menu.
- Click on "Next" and accept the license agreement.
- Enter your user information:
- Click on "Next" to start the installation.
- Select "Finish" to end the setup process.
After installation, the setup files for Windows CE can be found in the directory "..\TwinCAT\CE". This directory contains two setup files:
- TcXmlDataSvrCe.I586: XML Data Server CE for x86 based CPUs (e.g., CX10xx, CP62xx, C69xx, ...)
- TcXmlDataSvrCe.ARM: XML Data Server CE for ARM based CPUs (e.g., CX9001, CX9010, CP6608, ...)
Transfering the setup file to the Windows CE device
Transfer the corresponding setup file to you CE device. This can be done in the following ways:
- via a Shared Folder
- via the integrated FTP-Server
- via ActiveSync
- via CF card / SD card / USB flash drive
Further information can be found in the "Windows CE" section in our Infosys documentation system.
Executing the setup on the Windows CE device
Now the transferred setup file "TcXmlDataSvrCe.xxxx.CAB" needs to be executed on the CE device. Please perform the following steps:
- Navigate to the directory where you transferred the setup file to.
- Double-click the CAB file. If you get a message box stating that this program is not compatible with the current operating system, please re-check if you used the correct CAB-file (ARM, I586) for your IPC/Embedded-PC.
- If you are sure that the CAB-file corresponds to the Embedded-PC/IPC, please acknowledge this message box with "Yes".
- Select "\Hard Disk\System" as the destination directory.
- To start the installation, click on "Ok".
After installation, the setup file will be deleted automatically. In order to use the XML Data Server you have restart your CE device.