Contents
This manual covers the following topics about Fast & Fluid Installation:
- Important Annoucement
- Fast & Fluid Using IDD
- Prior to Installation
- Driver
- Driver Installation
- Redlike Setting
- IDD Licensing
Important Announcement
Please note that this manual aims to help you set the dispensing software Redlike 2 correctly. There are some steps which must be taken prior to Redlike 2 installation such as any driver installation and licensing of third-party products. DESO development is not responsible for such applications and cannot provide support for them.
Documentation about other products but Redlike 2 shared here is purely informational and it is only a suggestion for our customers. Other drivers, their versions and instances not described in this document may result in a different behaviour.
Fast & Fluid Using IDD
Prior to Installation
Before you start with Redlike installation, please make sure to have done/checked the following:
- Computer
- your PC is fulfilling the minimal requirements for Redlike
- if the machine is communicating with a serial port, the user must have the rights to communicate with it (Windows as well as Linux)
- you have Drivers & Tools successfully installed
- you have a valid IDD file (either IDD2 or IDD4 based on the machine type)
- your IDD file is running in IDD Test.Net (see below)
- if you are using IDD2 file, it needs to be licensed
- Machine
- your machine has been calibrated and configured
- your machine has the colorants assigned to the correct canisters, etc.
Driver
IDD2 – for machine types ending with 00 or 50, e.g. HA 450, HA 650, X-smart…
IDD3 – for machines which work simultaneously (can dispense from all canisters at the same time), e.g. HP 500… (it is not a part of Drivers and Tools package but should be installed separately)
Where can I get it?
Can be downloaded from My Fast Fluid (02-03 Drivers and Tools 2.7.2.111 (IDD3) for HP.zip (30972Kb)).
IDD4 – for current generation of machines, e.g. HA 180,480,680, Xprotint…
Driver Installation
Step 1
Open the package Drivers and Tools (current version 4.5.0.829)
Where can I get it?
To get the package, contact FFM directly or their representatives.
Step 2
Run Setup.exe
Step 3
Choose your language and confirm
Step 4
Read and accept the terms in the License Agreement
Step 5
Let the driver be installed
Step 6
Right-click IDD Test.Net in the Windows Start menu and select Run as administrator
Step 7
Click on Select Configuration
Step 8
Add the corresponding .idd file (or .ide, .idu,.idd3, ide4 according to the IDD version – see above)
Step 9
Click on Initialize
Step 10
The driver has been installed correctly
Step 11
IDD Test.Net can be closed after clicking on the Shutdown button
Redlike Setting
Step 1
(Install Redlike) Run Redlike and click on the user panel in the right bottom corner to log in as admin
Step 2
Open the left menu
Step 3
Select Driver settings
Step 4
Select Fast & Fluid using IDD as your machine type, set path to IDD file and Save settings
Step 5
Double-click the Helper icon in the taskbar (similar to Redlike icon) and open Redlike Helper
Step 6
Restart RCC (Redlike Control Center) by clicking on Stop and afterwards on Start again
Step 7
Minimise the window and return to Redlike. Here, click on RCC Reconnect in the bottom part of the page
Step 8
You will see that the machine is connected to Redlike when the initialising bar changes to idle
IDD Licensing
Step 1
If you are using IDD2 or IDD3, a new window will show up on the taskbar but it will not open automatically
What if I am using IDD4?
IDD4 does not require any authorization.
Step 2
Open the window and license your IDD
Where do I get the authorization code?
To obtain the authorization code, contact FFM.
Step 3
If you do not license the IDD driver, Redlike cannot be used with the connected machine, but only as a simulation (for this option, click on Simulate in the IDD Licensing window)