LINES GP-RIDE CONTROL 3112322 - Caterpillar

VIMSpc99 application windowThe application window provides two ways for the user to enter the program:
1. A MENU bar that contains a series of pull-down menus.2. A TOOL bar that consists of a series of shortcut icons for quick access to frequently used functions. Pull-Down Menus (Menu Bar)
The "File" menu allows the user to access the functions that are shown in the following illustration.
File Drop-Down MenuThe "Data" menu performs basic communications with the on-board system (VIMS) to access real time data.
Data Drop-Down MenuThe "Report" menu accesses reports that are available in VIMSpc99.
Report Drop-Down MenuThe "Configure" menu is used to communicate with the on-board system to program or change various settings. The "View/Change Configuration" submenu is the user's replacement for ISB.
Configure Drop-Down MenuThe "Setup" menu allows the user to select/configure various settings of the VIMSpc99 off-board system, and define machines in the database.
Setup Drop-Down MenuThe "Help" menu access the on-line Help system and provides version information about the VIMSpc99 database and program.
Help Drop-Down Menu Toolbar
The toolbar allows quick access to commonly used menu items.
The function of each button of the toolbar is described in the following illustration.
VIMSpc99 and VIMS-PC 2.X Files
Importing Files
VIMS-PC 2.X users may import VIMS-PC 2.X data files into the VIMSpc99 database. However, prior to importing the data files the machine must be defined (added) in the VIMSpc99 database. Refer to the VIMSpc99 on-line help for instruction on adding the machine to the database. After the machine is defined in the database, both individual downloaded data and merged historical data may be imported.
Only converted files may be imported. The files must be converted using the version of VIMS-PC 2.X that created (downloaded) the files. Cumulative or Histogram Files
The cumulative (.cum and .hcm) and histogram (.hst and .hhs) files used by VIMS-PC 2.X do not contain reset information. Therefore, imported VIMS-2.X files cannot account for resets done with VIMS-PC 2.X. For this reason, import only the last download of cumulative and histogram data for each machine.
VIMSpc99 and On-board Software
Due to the many variations of VIMS on-board classes of software, VIMSpc99 has not been tested with all versions prior to 9.0X. VIMSpc99 is not recommended for use with these earlier versions of on-board classes of software. However, the earlier versions of on-board software are expected to function in most cases. If there are incompatibilities it is expected to occur with prognostics files (trends, cumulative and histograms).
Refer to the referenced articles for information on updating each machine to the most current class of VIMS on-board software. Configurations can NOT be mixed and matched within a machine model in all cases. For a list of configuration software that is compatible with a given machine, see the referenced articles. If there are still questions on which software to use contact the Caterpillar Product Support representative of the appropriate Business Unit.Display of 793C Off-Highway Truck Shift Time Histograms
The histogram incompatibilities described in the July 5, 1999 reference article have been addressed with VIMSpc99. The histograms for the 793C (4AR) Off-Highway Truck now displays the