Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 - Manual (Page 15)

1Ć1 Introduction
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The products described in this manual are manufactured or
distributed by Reliance Electric Industrial Company.
Version 3.x of the AutoMax Programming Executive uses Microsoft
Windows  to provide a graphic interface for offline operations such
as mapping variable names to I/O points and creating a hierarchical
structure of systems, sections and racks for each application. The
online operations in AutoMax Executive V3.x, e.g., monitoring
variables, are not run under Windows.
AutoMax Executive V3.x will run on IBMĆcompatible 80386Ćbased (or
higher) systems having at least 2 MB of RAM and a 40 MB hard drive.
Significant improvement in performance is possible with additional
memory capacity. The operating system for your computer must be
version 5.0 (or later) of MSĆDOS  (or equivalent).
AutoMax Executive V3.x will run under Windows Version 3.1 (or later).
It will not run under earlier versions of Windows. You must use
Windows 386 enhanced mode. AutoMax Executive V3.x will not run
in Windows real mode. The current version of Windows can be
purchased from Reliance (order M/N 57C389) or from Microsoft.
Microsoft can also provide upgrades if you have an earlier version of
Windows.
Local Area Network Features
AutoMax Executive V3.x can be used on a workstation connected to
a local area network. Network facilities (tokens and file locking,
Version Control Library) are included in this release of AutoMax
Executive V3.x. If more than one person has access to files for your
application, we recommend that you use these facilities to prevent
corruption of your database files and loss of changes to application
task files. See appendix N for information on Tokens and Locking.
See appendix P for information on using the Version Control Library
functions.
Note that the Version Control Library (VCL) facility requires the
Intersolv  Polytron Version Control System (PVCS) Version 5.0 (or
later). The VCL functions are not compatible with earlier versions of
PVCS. PVCS is not required to use the AutoMax Programming
Executive and is not distributed as part of the Programming
Executive. However, you must have PVCS installed on your network
drive in order to use the VCL features in AutoMax Executive V3.x.
1.1 Manual Contents
Listed below is a brief sectionĆbyĆsection summary of the contents of
this instruction manual. Because this instruction manual covers a
wide range of information that applies specifically to the AutoMax
Executive V3.x Programming Executive and to the AutoMax
distributed control system in general, you may want to go over this
summary carefully to decide which sections are of specific interest to
you depending upon your prior knowledge of the AutoMax
distributed control system and your knowledge of Windows.
Appendix J, a quickstart guide, may be helpful as a brief overview of
the Version 3.x Programming Executive.