Preface, Before you begin, Purpose of this manual – Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND7 PanelView 1400E File Transfer Utility User Manual
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Preface
Publication 2711E-6.8 – January 1998
Preface
Welcome to the Allen-Bradley PanelView 1200/1400e Transfer
Utility. With this software, you can transfer PanelBuilder
applications to and from an IBM-compatible personal computer and
PanelView 1000e, 1200, 1200e, and 1400e operator terminals.
You can transfer applications created in PanelBuilder Development
Software for DOS, PanelBuilder 1200 Configuration Software for
Windows, or PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for
Windows.
Note: The screen illustrations in this manual are from the Windows
NT environment. The appearance of Windows 95 screens are the
same as the Windows NT screens. There are slight differences in the
appearance of the Windows 3.1 screens but the functionality remains
identical in either system.
Before you begin you should be familiar with:
•
Microsoft
Windows NT
t 4.0, or Microsoft
Windows 3.1 or
later, or Windows 95 operating system (to install or run from
Windows)
•
Microsoft
MS-DOS
3.0 or later. If you’re working with
Windows, you should be familiar with MS-DOS 3.3 or later.
The PanelView 1200/1400e Transfer Utility User Manual describes
the methods of transferring application and alarm history files
between the computer and the PanelView terminal. The computer
must have the PanelView 1200/1400e Transfer Utility installed. This
user manual also provides step-by-step instructions for each method.
Contents of This Manual
Chapter
Title
Contents
Preface
An overview of this manual and a list of related
publications.
1
Introducing the
PanelView 1200/1400e
Transfer Utility
Introduces the PanelView 1200/1400e
Transfer Utility and the methods of transferring
PanelBuilder applications.
2
Working with the
PanelView 1200/1400e
Transfer Utility
Step-by-step instructions for installing the
PanelView 1200/1400e Transfer Utility and
starting it for the first time. Also includes
instructions for exiting from the utility.
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Before You Begin
Purpose of This Manual