Waukesha Gas Engines: GE Power & Water
Waukesha Gas Engines: GE Power & Water
Waukesha Gas Engines: GE Power & Water
ESM *
SUBJECT: Updated Electronic Service Program (ESP)
SUPERSEDES: New
The purpose of this bulletin is to announce the release • RS-232 serial port
of an updated version of the ESP software and provide
• CD-ROM drive
instructions how to successfully download, navigate
and use the software. • Mouse or other pointing device recommended but
not required
USES / APPLICATION OF THE
SOFTWARE OBTAINING THE SOFTWARE
The Electronic Service Program (ESP) is a PC-based ESM ESP software is available by downloading the
graphic interface that provides a means of obtaining software from the GE Waukesha website or obtaining
information on system’s status and making changes to ESM ESP CD (P/N X-E001-06L). Disks can be
user adjustable setpoints. In addition, the ESP ordered though your local Distributor using this part
software provides: number.
• Log of current and historic faults DOWNLOADING ESP FROM WEBSITE TO
COMPUTER
• Detailed electronic troubleshooting (E-Help)
NOTE: Verify you have administrative rights on your
• Instruction manuals for engines using ESM computer, or have the IT department download and
• A training tool to familiarize users with the system install the program. The file will be saved as a .zip file
without being connected to an engine and will need to be extracted. Your computer will need
PKZIP or WinZip to extract the files.
• Data logging capabilities for advanced
troubleshooting 1. Log on to www.wedlink.net and select “Controls
Downloads – NEW”, located on left side of screen.
MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS
Make sure your PC meets the minimum system
requirements:
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later operating
system environment
• Administrative rights
• 700 MHz processor
• 128 MB RAM
• 200 MB free hard disk space
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• 800 x 600 color VGA display
2. Right-click on the “ESP 1.6L” link and choose “Save Target As.”
3. Save the program to a folder that allows easy RUNNING ESP INSTALLER FROM CD
access. A recommendation would be under your
The ESM ESP CD contains an installation program to
desktop, as shown below:
automatically load ESP on the hard drive of your PC.
Complete the following steps to load the ESP software
using the installation program.
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Close any other applications that may be open on
your PC’s desktop.
3. Insert the ESP CD into the CD drive of your PC.
• If Autorun is enabled on your PC system,
installation starts automatically approximately
30 seconds after the CD is inserted. Continue
with Step 7.
• If the Autorun is disabled on your PC system,
continue with Step 4.
4. From the Start menu, select Run...
4. Save the file to your computer (download time may
5. Type d:\setup.exe and click “OK” (if “D” is not the
be extensive depending on Internet speed).
letter of your CD drive, type in the appropriate
5. Open the .zip file with PKZIP or a similar extraction letter).
program.
6. See INSTALLING ESP on page 2.
6. After file is unzipped, open the folder that was
NOTE: By default, the ESP software is installed in
unzipped and run the setup.exe file.
C:\Program Files\ESM.
INSTALLING ESP
1. To start the ESP installation, run setup.exe.
2. If you have a previous version of ESP installed, 4. Read the End User License Agreement (EULA)
you will see this pop-up screen. Click “Yes” to and click “I Agree” to continue.
uninstall the older version and continue with the
installation of the new ESP program.
7. If a pop-up indicating that the system must be 9. Wait while files are being copied.
restarted appears, click “Cancel” to continue.
10. The ESP program has been successfully installed. Click “Finish” to complete the install.
ESP CD CONTENTS
DOCUMENTATION
ESP documentation is located in this directory:
C:\Program Files\ESM\Documentation
DESCRIPTION ICON
• Reference the ESP Training Tool Readme.txt document to determine the appropriate workspace. To
determine the proper workspace for your engine, find your engine on the list and reference the workspace
code shown on the left column.
6. The training tool is now open. Select the appropriate screen by clicking on the tabs at the top of the screen. The
numbers are default values for display only. Reference the ESP programming section of one of the electronic
manuals (C:\Program Files\ESM\Documentation) of the ESP for a description of the fields.