Access the pcbridge software tip – Rockwell Automation 1771-DMC_DMC1_DMC4_DXPS Control Coprocessor User Manual User Manual

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Chapter 3

Getting Started with the Control Coprocessor

3-5

Access the PCBridge software from the DOS command line by typing

pcb

and pressing

[Return]

. See Figure 3.5.

Figure 3.5

PCBridge Main Menu

Note that the

+PCB2

line at the bottom of the screen is a status line.

Among other information that it provides, it informs you of the status of
the link between the personal computer and the control coprocessor.

To select options from the main menu, use the arrow keys to cursor to a
choice on the menu and press

[Return

]

; or you can simply type the letter

of your choice.

Use any of the following methods to highlight a menu item:

use the

[

]

or

[

]

cursor keys to move the highlighting up or down

use

[Space

Bar]

to move the highlighting to the next item on the menu

enter the first character of a menu item to select it

Many of the menu items, when selected, prompt you for further
information. Most screens allow you to exit and stop execution of the
option if you press

[Esc]

before you press

[Return]

. This aborts the

operation and returns you to the previous screen.

Access the PCBridge

Software

Tip

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