Pulse 4.

12
SCADA/HMI

Installation Guide

April 2018
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System Requirements

Hardware Requirements
Pulse Standalone Configuration
 3 GHz Core i7 or faster

 Minimum 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)

NOTE The RAM size has to be increased as the database size increases, to ensure
optimal performance.

 320 GB of free hard disk space

NOTE The size of the free hard disk space has to be increased as the size of the
database increases, to ensure optimal performance.

 Super VGA 3D display card with a minimum of 512 MB DDR3 memory

 Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device

 Network adaptor 100/1000 MB

 USB

 SEK (supplied with Pulse package); without the SEK, Pulse runs in Demo
mode.

Pulse Server
 2.4 GHz Xeon Quad Core processor 2.4 or faster

 Minimum 16 GB RAM (32 GB recommended)

NOTE The RAM size has to be increased as the database size increases, to ensure
optimal performance.

 Minimum 150 GB free SAS hard disk space

NOTE The size of the free SAS hard disk space has to be increased as the size of
the database increases, to ensure optimal performance.

 Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device

 Network adaptor 100/1000 MB

 USB (for Virtual Machine: USB over TCP adaptor)

 SEK (supplied with Pulse package); without the SEK, Pulse runs in Demo
mode.

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Pulse Client
 3 GHz i5 or faster (i7 recommended)

 Minimum 3 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended)

 60 GB free hard disk space

 Super VGA 3D display card with a minimum of 512 MB DDR3 memory

 Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device

 Network adaptor 100/1000 MB

Pulse Client Running from a USB Flash Drive

 1 GB free disk space

 USB2 or faster port

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Software Requirements
The table below details the operating systems that you can use to run both Pulse
server and client components.

Pulse Components
Operating Systems
Pulse Pulse
Standalone
Server Client

Windows 7 Home No Yes** No

Windows 7 Professional 32-Bit No Yes** Yes*, **
Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit No Yes** Yes**
Windows 7 Enterprise 32-Bit No Yes** Yes*, **
Windows 7 Enterprise 64-Bit No Yes** Yes**
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit No Yes** Yes*, **
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit No Yes** Yes**
Windows 8.1 32-Bit No Yes No
Windows 8.1 64-Bit No Yes No
Windows 8.1 Professional 32-Bit No Yes Yes*
Windows 8.1 Professional 64-Bit No Yes Yes
Windows 10 Professional No Yes Yes
Windows Server 2008 Standard 64-Bit Yes*** Yes*** Yes***
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Yes** Yes** Yes**
Windows Server 2012 Standard Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2016 Standard Yes Yes Yes

* Installing Pulse Server/Standalone successfully on a 32-Bit operating system

depends on the application size.

NOTE Pulse 3.0 and higher versions are not supported in Windows Server 2003
and Windows XP.

** When using Supreme Report, it is required to install the Service Pack 1 (SP1) of
this Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system version.

*** This OS does not support Supreme Report.

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Additional Software Requirements
The following list describes other third-party software requirements to run the
Pulse Server:

 Microsoft .NET Framework

 Internet Information Service (IIS) installed on server computer.

 Microsoft® Message Queuing Service (MSMQ) installed on server computer.

NOTE For IIS and MSMQ installation instructions, see “Installing IIS and MSMQ
Services” on page 8.

NOTE When installing Pulse 4.12 on Microsoft Windows 8/Windows 10 or

Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, it is strongly recommended to follow
the .NET, IIS and MSMQ instructions in this document, see “Installing IIS
and MSMQ Services” on page 8.

 Internet Explorer® 7 or higher

 User Account Control (UAC) disabled

For more information, refer to the relevant installation procedures.

The following software is installed by the Pulse Setup:

 Aladdin HASP Device Driver 7.41

 Microsoft® Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package

 Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

 Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.0

 OPC Core Components 3.0

 Windows Installer 4.5

NOTE If you are using ESET NOD 32 Antivirus™, use version 3 or higher.

Additional Software Requirements for Data Logger and Redundancy

 The SQL Server database Standard edition or a higher version must be installed
and used when working with Data Logger.

 The SQL Server database Standard edition or a higher version must be installed
and used when working with either the Redundancy Central SQL Database
connectivity mode or SQL Server Merge Replication mode.

NOTE To choose between Redundancy Central SQL Database connectivity

mode or SQL Server Merge Replication mode, refer to the Pulse 4.12
Redundancy Guide for more details.

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Mandatory Services
The following services must be in the “Started” state on the Pulse Server’s host
computer while the Pulse Server is running. Before starting up Pulse, ensure that
the services are started.

 World Wide Web Publishing Service (IIS)

 Net. TCP Port Sharing Service (SMSSVCHost)

 Microsoft® SQL Server services have to be running if the Microsoft SQL

database is used in a Pulse project.

Pulse Database
CAUTION DO NOT exceed using 90% of your disk space on your Pulse
database. Database Administrators should plan the volume of storage
data in advance according to the database storage capacity. Too
much Report and Log files may cause the Pulse database to overload.
When a significant amount in the volume of data processed by the
Pulse System increases, the DBA may have to reconfigure the
database.

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Installing IIS and MSMQ Services
The Internet Information Service (IIS) is a Web-based platform that is required to
host the Pulse Server.

The Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service is required for Pulse to route
alarms and messages from the Pulse kernel to their destination users.

NOTE IIS and MSMQ are not included with the Pulse installation DVD, and
therefore, must be installed separately.

NOTE You must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer
to install IIS and MSMQ.

 Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows 7

 Installing .NET Framework, IIS and MSMQ on Windows 8

 Installing .NET Framework, IIS and MSMQ on Windows 10

 Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows Server 2008

 Installing .NET Framework, IIS and MSMQ on Windows Server 2012

Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows 7

Installing IIS on Windows 7
1 From the Windows 7 interface, click Start and then click Control Panel.

2 In the Control Panel, click Programs and then click Turn Windows features
on or off.

3 In the Windows Features dialog box, select all the features and then click
OK.

Installing MSMQ on Windows 7

1 Open the Control Panel.

2 Click Programs, and then under Programs and Features, click Turn
Windows features on or off.

3 Expand Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server, expand Microsoft

Message Queue (MSMQ) Server Core, and then select all the check boxes
for the Message Queuing features.

4 Click OK. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click OK to complete
the installation.

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Installing .NET Framework, IIS and MSMQ on
Windows 8
Installing .NET Framework on Windows 8
To enable the .NET Framework 3.5 features:

1 Go to the Control Panel and then click Programs.

2 Under Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off.

The Windows Features dialog box is displayed.

If your computer does not have an internet connection then do the following:

 Insert the Windows 8 DVD or mount the ISO image.

 Open cmd.exe with Administrative privileges.

 Run the following command (‘E:’ the Windows installation media drive
letter):

Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /

Source:E:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

3 Click OK.

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Installing IIS and MSMQ Server on Windows 8
If the following message is displayed during the Pulse installation then do the
following steps below:

1 Enable the Internet Information Services (IIS) Windows feature.

2 Enable the Internet Information Services (IIS) > Web Management

Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS Metabase and IIS 6
configuration compatibility.

3 Enable the Internet Information Services (IIS) World Wide Web

Services > Application Development Features > ASP.NET.

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4 Check the checkboxes as shown below.

5 Continue checking the checkboxes as shown below.

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6 Click OK.

The Windows Features window is displayed informing you that Windows

completed the requested changes.

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Installing .NET Framework, IIS and MSMQ on
Windows 10
Installing .NET Framework on Windows 10
When the .NET Framework 3.5 feature is not enabled, the following message is
displayed during Pulse installation.

To enable the .NET Framework 3.5 features:

1 In the Microsoft Windows 10 desktop, right-click on Start and select

Control Panel on the menu.

2 In the Control Panel window, click Programs > Programs (and Features).

3 Under Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off.

or

If your computer does not have an internet connection then do the following:

 Insert the Windows 10 installation media or mount an ISO image.

 Open CMD.EXE with Administrator privilege.

 Run the following command:

[E: (the Windows installation drive letter)]:Dism.exe /online /enable-

feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:E:\sources\sxs /
LimitAccess

The Windows Features dialog box is displayed.

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Installing IIS and MSMQ Server on Windows 10
If the following message is displayed during the Pulse installation then do the
following steps below:

1 Enable the Internet Information Services (IIS) Windows feature.

2 Enable the Internet Information Services (IIS) > Web Management

Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS Metabase and IIS 6
configuration compatibility.

3 Enable the Internet Information Services (IIS) World Wide Web

Services > Application Development Features > ASP.NET 3.5/4.5 or
4.6.

4 Enable the Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server > Microsoft

Message Queue (MSMQ) Server Core.

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5 Check the checkboxes as shown below.

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6 Click OK.

The Windows Features window is displayed informing you that Windows

completed the requested changes.

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Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows Server 2008
Installing IIS on Windows Server 2008
1 Open the Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click
Administrative Tools.

2 On the right pane, double-click Server Manager.

The Windows Features dialog box is displayed.

3 On the left pane of Server Manager, select the node that represents the server
that you are currently working on.

4 On the right pane, expand the Roles Summary section and then click Add
Roles.

The Add Roles Wizard is displayed.

5 Click Next.

The wizard moves to the Select Server Roles step.

6 Select the Web Server (IIS) check box and then click Next.

The next wizard step that is displayed is the information that guides you in the
installation.

7 Click Next.

The wizard moves to the Role Services step. A list of available role services
appears.

8 If you click the name of a role, a short description of the role is displayed.

Select all of the role services and their options and click Next and verify the role
service selections.

9 Click Install to start the IIS and ASP.NET installation process.

10 When the installation is complete, click Close.

11 Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. From the Start menu,
click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Run. In the Open box,
type inetmgr and then click OK.

12 12In the left pane, expand the Local Computer tree to the Web Service
Extensions folder.

13 Set the status of ASP.NET Authorization Rules to Allow.

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Installing MSMQ on Windows Server 2008
1 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then
click Server Manager to display the Server Manager.

2 Click Add Features to start the Add Features Wizard.

3 Expand MSMQ, expand MSMQ Services, and then select all the check boxes
for the Message Queuing features.

4 Click Next, and then click Install. If you are prompted to restart the
computer, click OK to complete the installation.

Installing .NET Framework, IIS and MSMQ on

Windows Server 2012
Deactivating UAC
The User Account Control (UAC) has to be deactivated before installing the
Windows 2012 Server. Pulse fails to function if a service is running with a user
account in Windows 2012.

To deactivate the User Account Control (UAC)

1 Change the following registry key in the Windows Server 2012 when the P-CIM
Server service is running under a user account.

Set [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System] EnableLUA = 0

2 Restart Windows Server 2012.

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NOTE In the Windows Server 2012 User Account Control Settings dialog box,
set the notification settings to Never notify to partly disable the UAC. It
is not required to restart Windows after setting the UAC.

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Installing .NET Framework on Windows Server 2012
If the following message is displayed during the Pulse installation, the follow the
steps below.

1 Go to the Control Panel and then click Programs.

2 Under Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off.

3 Enable the .NET Framework 3.5 feature in the Control Panel > Programs
> Turn Windows features on or off.

If your computer does not have an internet connection then do the following:

 Insert the Windows 2012 DVD or mount the ISO image.

 Open cmd.exe with Administrative privileges.

 Run the following command (‘E:’ the Windows installation media drive
letter):

Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /

Source:E:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

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Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows Server 2012
If the following message is displayed during the Pulse installation the follow the
steps below.

1 Enable the Roles Summary > Add Roles > Web Server (IIS) feature and
click Next.

2 Enable the Application Development feature.

3 Enable the Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility in the

Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on
or off.

4 For the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), enable Features Summary >
Add Features > Message Queuing in the Control Panel > Programs and
Features > Turn Windows on or off.

5 In the Add Roles and Features Wizard window, select the Role-based
feature-based installation option.

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6 Click Next.

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7 In the Add features that are required for Web Server (IIS) prompt, click
to activate the Include Management tools (if applicable) option and click
the Add Features button.

8 In the following window, click Add Features to continue.

9 Check to select the checkboxes as shown below and click Add Features to
continue.

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10 Check to select the checkboxes as shown below and click Next to continue.

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11 Check to select the checkboxes as shown below and click Next to continue.

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12 Click Install to complete the IIS and MSMQ components installation.

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Installing Pulse
NOTE Before installing the Pulse Server, verify that your computer and network
meets the requirements described in the System Requirements chapter.

NOTE When installing Pulse 4.12 in Windows 10, install Microsoft SQL Server
2014 Express Edition database.

Pulse 4.12 supports upgrade and full installation. Pulse 4.12 does not support
upgrade installation from Pulse 1.52 or lower versions only.

If a previous Pulse 1.52 version is already installed, do the following:

1 Back up all projects (using Backup and Restore Wizard)

2 Uninstall any previous version of Pulse.

3 Install Pulse 4.12.

4 Restore the backed-up projects.

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Follow these steps to install the Pulse server.

1 Close all open programs.

2 Insert the AFCON DVD to the DVD drive. The installation process starts
automatically and you can proceed to the next step. If the installation does not
automatically start, go to your DVD drive and double-click the Setup.exe file.

Alternatively, if you are installing Pulse from a network location, select Run
from the Start menu and then browse to locate and run the Setup.exe file.

The Pulse - InstallShield Wizard window is displayed.

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3 Select the language for installation from one of the following drop-down list
options:

 English (United States)

 German

 Spanish

4 Click OK.

NOTE The Pulse - InstallShield Wizard window may be displayed if one or

more software pre-requisites are not installed, see Additional Software
Requirements to install the required software components before installing
Pulse.

The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Pulse window is displayed.

5 Click Next.

The License Agreement window is displayed.

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6 Read the license and click on the I accept the terms in the license
agreement option then click Next.

The Destination Folder window is displayed.

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7 By default, Pulse is installed in the C:\AFCON\Pulse\ folder. Click Change to
change the path of the destination folder, otherwise click Next.

The Custom Setup window is displayed.

8 Select the program features you prefer to install. To install any of the
additional features, click on the feature name to select and install it.

The installation script only installs two features, Program Files and Demo
Project. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express (or Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Express Edition in Microsoft Windows 10), Supreme Report and Samples
components are not installed by default.

NOTE If the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express or Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Express Edition feature is not installed, the Pulse Server will utilize the MDB
database by default.

9 Click Next.

The Pulse Server Settings window is displayed.

In the Pulse Server Settings window, the server’s external (public) and
internal (private) IP addresses, TCP port and the virtual directory name are
defined (the virtual directory holds the Pulse client’s files). Use the default
settings or define other addresses or names.

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10 Click Next to continue.

The Ready to Install the Program window is displayed and the wizard is ready
to begin installation.

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11 Click Install to start the installation process.

The Installing Pulse window is displayed. The installation progress is shown in

the Status progress bar.

When the InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed, the installation

process is complete.

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12 Click Finish and restart the computer.

NOTE If upgrading from Pulse 1.10

If SQL Server 2005 Express was previously used as your project database,
the Setup program will upgrade it to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express.
The installation may pause and display the following message:

“Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 Installation Failure. To solve this

problem, complete the current Pulse installation and restart your
computer. Run the Pulse installation again and select the Repair
option.“

Follow the instructions to complete the installation successfully.

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Installing Communication Drivers
In Pulse 4.12, the Pulse Driver Setup Wizard simplifies the process of installing
drivers.

Drivers can be installed either from your AFCON Pulse DVD or downloaded from the
AFCON web site (www.afcon-inc.com). Click the Products link, and then click
Drivers 32 bit to locate and download the relevant driver zip file to your computer.
Additionally, the Install Driver option in the Communications Setup dialog box
enables assigning an installed driver to a Pulse project. From all of these entry
points, the Driver Setup Wizard will execute the installation.

To install drivers from the AFCON Pulse DVD

1 Before installing a driver, shut down Pulse.

2 Insert the AFCON DVD into the DVD drive on your computer. Wait for it to open
on your screen.

3 Select Pulse and then select Communication Drivers to open the

Communication Drivers dialog box.

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4 Locate and select the required driver. Click the Install button to run its setup.

The Pulse Driver Setup wizard is displayed.

5 Click Next. Select a project or install the driver into multiple projects using the
standard Windows selection key combinations (<Shift>+click, <Ctrl>+click,
<Ctrl>+A [for all]).

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6 Click Next. Review the summary information. You may expand the driver table
to see which files the driver setup will install and their destination folder.

7 Click Install. The Install Progress page shows you the progress and status of
the driver installation. When the Current Task and Setup Status bars display
“100%”, the installation is done.

As an option, you can generate, store, and print installation reports:

Report All Generate a report detailing the installation of the driver

files.
Report Errors Generate a report detailing any errors which may have
occurred during the driver installation.

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8 Click Next. If successful, the wizard notifies that the driver was successfully
installed. If you want to install another driver, click Install Another Driver to
start the process again. Otherwise, click Finish to close the wizard.

Start Pulse Server The Pulse Server will start up after you click Finish.
After the Server completes startup, the Driver Setup
wizard closes.

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