Slave Info Tool     SINFO.EXE              VIPA GmbH 2000
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The Program runs under Microsoft Windows 95,98,2000 and NT.

1. Start SINFO.EXE

2. Slave: At a slave without Display: Select Address 00 with the Address
          Switches. After 5 Seconds the internal slave information was
          saved to Flash and you can enter the Slaves original Profibus
          Address again.
          
          At a slave with Display: Select menu item: 'Sto' and press
          up and down button together for 3 seconds. After the internal slave
          information was saved to Flash you will see 'rdy' on the Display.

3. Slave: power off

4. Connect the vipa download-wire with the Slave IM253DP as shown
   in the following picture:

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   .... |      |     
        -----  |.....
            .| |   .|
           .      . |
          .      .  |
         ........   |
         |      |   |
         |      |   |
         |      |   |
         |      |   |
         |      |  .
         |      | .
         |      |.
         |......|


5. Slave: power on (-> only the PW LED should light up)

6. In SINFO.EXE select your serial interface (e.g. COM1)

7. Click button 'connect' (you should see <connected> and a green OK label)

8. Click button 'get info -> display' to read slave information data on the tools'
   screen.
   Click button 'get info -> file' and select path and file name where to save
   slave information data.

9. Click button 'show diag list' to get a description of the slave information
   data.

10. Click button 'STOP' to clear the display


11. Slave: power off

12. Unplug vipa download-wire
