Creating and setting up the upload data nodes – PSC PT Program Generator User Manual

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Building a Custom Portable Program

User’s Guide

121

Creating and Setting Up the Upload Data Nodes

The last frame,

Upload Data

, allows the user to copy collected data from the

portable’s file to a file on the PC. You will set up nodes that do the following:

Display a menu asking if the user wants to upload data.

If the response is

Yes

(

<F3>

), send data over the serial connector to the

PC. If the response is

No

(

<F4>

), exit to the

Main Menu

.

If the output is successful, display a message indicating so for 45 sec-
onds (or until the user presses a key), and then clear the portable’s file
and return to the

Main Menu

. If the output is unsuccessful, beep and

display an error message, and then redisplay the prompt.

Create nodes for the

Upload Data

frame by completing the following steps:

1. Double-click on the

Upload Data

frame to view its contents.

Figure 94. The Upload Data nodes

2. Reposition the

Entry

and

Exit

nodes as shown in the completed flow

chart in

Figure 94 on page 121

.

3. Create and name the new nodes shown in

Figure 94 on page 121

, and

add the Links as shown.

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