Rockwell Automation 1747-L40 SLC 500 Fixed Hardware Style - Manual (Page 29)

Chapter 1
Selecting Your Hardware Components
1–10
Advanced Programming Software, 1747–PA2E
APS, Catalog Number 1747–PA2E, comes on 5–1/4 and 3–1/2 inch disks.
You must have DOS installed in your computer. You also must have at least
550 Kbytes of free memory to execute the APS software. Like the
Hand–Held Terminal, APS lets you configure the SLC 500 controller,
enter/modify a user program, restore/save programs to the SLC 500, monitor
controller operation, and test/troubleshoot. You can also:
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create and print ladder diagrams, data tables, instruction cross references,
and configurations
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use cut/copy/paste editor
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store multiple programs in the memory of the computer (on the hard disk)
Refer to the Advanced Programming Software User Manual, Catalog
Number 1747–NM002, and the Advanced Programming Software Reference
Manual, Catalog Number 1747–NR001, for information on programming
your fixed controller with APS.
DH–485 Interface Converter (1747–PIC)
For communication, use an RS–232/DH–485 Interface Converter between
the computer and SLC controller. The converter includes a 279.4 mm (11.0
in.) ribbon cable, already attached to the converter, for connection to the
computer serial port and a Catalog Number 1746–C10 cable for connection
to the controller.
Monitoring with a Data Table Access Module (1747-DTAM-E)
The Data Table Access Module (DTAM) is a plant floor device that lets you
access data file information, change operating modes, monitor and clear
processor faults, and transfer the user program between RAM and an
EEPROM memory module with any SLC 500 family processor. You cannot
use it to create new programs.
Important features of DTAM include:
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shorthand addressing, which provides easier access to data files
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display prompts in six, user–selectable languages: English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese
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UL listed, CSA Certified
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NEMA type 12 and 13 enclosures
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point–to–point interface to an SLC family processor, or as a network
device on a DH–485 network
Refer to the Data Table Access Module (DTAM) User Manual, Catalog
Number 1747–ND013, for information on monitoring your fixed controller
with the DTAM.