Writing a file to tape – Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL User Manual
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Chapter 6
The Transfer Menu
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If using RS-485, the Address Selections/Address Picks pop-up window will
open. All message addresses in the selected file will appear in the Address
Selections column. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight an address,
then press
[
↵
]
to move the address to the Address Picks column. After you
have moved all the addresses to be updated with new time and date into the
Address Picks column, press
[F10].
To select a block of addresses, move the cursor to the first address on the
block and press
[CTRL][B]
to mark the beginning of the block. Then move
the cursor to the last address in the block and press
[
↵
]
. The entire block will
be moved to the opposite column.
You can download one file at a time from the Offline Programming Software
to a tape recorder. When you select
Write to Tape Recorder
, the Write To
Tape window will appear.
Figure 6.15
Write To Tape menu
Next move the cursor to
Select File
and press
[
↵
].
The File Selections
window will appear with the default directory in the upper left corner and a
list of the files found in that directory.
Writing a File to Tape