Rockwell Automation 2711PC-xxxx PanelView Plus Compact User Manual - Manual (Page 35)

Publication 2711PC-UM001A-EN-P - March 2009 35
Configuring the Terminal Chapter 4
Loading an Application You can load a FactoryTalk View ME .MER application from internal
CompactFlash in the terminal or an external CompactFlash card.
Follows these steps to load an application:
1. Select Load Application from the main screen.
2. Press the Source button to select the storage location of the
application file you want to load.
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Internal Storage - internal CompactFlash in the terminal.
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External Storage 1 - external CompactFlash card loaded in the
card slot of the terminal.
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External Storage 2 - reserved for future use.
3. Select an .MER file from the list by using the up and down
cursor keys.
4. Press the Load button to load the selected application.
You are asked if you want to replace the terminal’s
communication configuration with the communication settings
in the application.
5. Select Yes or No.
If you select Yes, any changes to the device addresses or driver
properties in the RSLinx Communication screen will be lost.
The name of the currently loaded application will appear at the top of
the main configuration screen.
If you try to load a regular Machine Edition application created for a
PanelView Plus application on a PanelView Compact terminal, an
error is generated.
Error: Unable to load non-Compact Machine Edition application. Please load
a compact Machine Edition application.
Moves
highlight up
Moves
highlight down
List of .MER applications
stored in the CompactFlash of
the terminal.
TIP
FactoryTalk View ME software only recognizes files in
the \Rockwell Software\RSViewME\Runtime\ folder.
IMPORTANT
You can only load a Compact Machine Edition application on a
PanelView Plus Compact terminal.