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Getting started
Read this page and the Hardware Guide on the USB stick Transport and Maintenance
before you unpack, install and operate mobiLink to Remove the batteries for transport from the device to
ensure safe and proper use. ensure that mobiLink is mechanically secured against
being switched on inadvertently. Periodically wipe the
Unpacking your mobiLink housing with a damp cloth. Do not use abrasives or
1. Take the device and the accessory parts out of the solvents. Do not clean the device inside hazardous areas!
box. mobiLink does not contain user serviceable parts. No
2. Save box and packing material for future use. modifications or repair on the device are allowed. The
operator is responsible for the transportation and
3. Verify that the following items are contained
maintenance of the product.
undamaged:
mobiLink device
Safety
USB cable (2m)
mobiLink must be operated by qualified personal only. To
red and black testing cables with clamp
ensure the safety of personnel and equipment, mobiLink
3 AA batteries
must be used as intended by Softing and in accordance
USB memory stick containing software
with local laws and regulations. See the Hardware Guide
applications and documentation
for safety requirements and regulations.
Setting up your mobiLink Explosion protection
1. Insert the USB stick into your computer. The setup mobiLink has been developed for use in hazardous areas,
program will start automatically. If it does not start classified as Zone 1/Zone 2 (Gas‐Ex Category 2G). It is
automatically double‐click the start.exe file in the approved for explosion group IIB and temperature Class T4
root menu. The setup window appears. or higher. Make sure that you use mobiLink only in
2. Select the installation language. compliance with local safety requirements for installation
3. Select Installation of the mobiLink Software. of electrical equipment for use in hazardous areas
associated with explosive atmosphere. See the Hardware
4. Install the software components and follow the
Guide for details.
install shield instructions.
5. Read the provided documentation. Do not use the USB communication mode inside
hazardous areas!
Startup and Operation
Declaration of conformity
Insert the batteries, switch on the device and wait 5
This product meets all requirements of the following
seconds until the battery check is performed. The
applicable EU Directives and harmonized standards (see
operation of mobiLink requires the use of management
overleaf).
tools like FDT frame applications or configuration tools on
Windows PCs or tablets or smartphones.
2014/30/EU "EMC” 2014/34/EU "ATEX“
See the Hardware Guide for safety requirements and 2011/65/EU "RoHS" 2014/53/EU "RED"
details on how to set up a USB and Bluetooth
communication and how to configure the fieldbus and
HART connection.
Bluetooth
This product has been tested and approved for Bluetooth
wireless communication in the following regions and
During startup mobiLink tries to verify the operation
countries:
mode against the connected fieldbus. If fieldbus
terminals are connected to an operating 4‐20 mA link this
will compromise the analog process value. Make sure to European Union
use the correct connections and mode. USA
Canada
Japan
Version: EN‐082018‐GS‐V1.20 © Softing Industrial Automation GmbH
Certification of conformity
This product is IECEx and ATEX certified (see overleaf) and
was found to comply with the standards and
requirements indicated by the following marks:
Version: EN‐082018‐GS‐V1.20 © Softing Industrial Automation GmbH