Rockwell Automation 2706-NP3 DL20 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING MANUAL - Manual (Page 15)

Installing the Software
Chapter 3
3–6
To exit the DL20 Software and return to DOS, select option 12 - Exit to Dos
from the Main Menu and press [Enter].
The DL20 Offline Programmer uses the same keys for most screen
operations. These keys and their functions are listed below. Keys that are
specific to an operation are noted when the operation is described.
Use This Key: To:
[Enter] or [Return]
or [ ]
←
Accept a value in a field and move to the next field.
[
↑
][
↓
] Move forward or backward through fields.
[Esc] Cancels the current operation and returns to the Main Menu.
[End] Saves settings entered on a screen and in most cases returns
you to the Main Menu.
[
←
] Moves cursor back one character and erases character.
[0] - [9] Enters a number into a numeric data entry field.
[A] - [Z]
[a] - [z]
Enters a letter into an alphanumeric data entry field.
The DL20 creates a number of files during configuration and message
operations. The table below lists the files and their functions. These files are
transmitted to the DL20 during the download process.
File Name Description
MSG####.DAT Contains a single DL20 Message. The #### characters
represent a message number from 0001 to 1022.
MSG####.OLD Contains the old or previous version of a DL20 Message.
When a message is edited, the software automatically saves
the new file with a .DAT extension and the old version with the
.OLD extension. The filename (#### is the same for the new
and old version). The #### characters represent a message
number from 0001 to 1022.
CONFIG.DAT Stores DL20 configuration parameters including the DL20 type
(# of lines) and memory size.
DL20BAUD.OLP Stores baud rate and serial port setting your computer uses to
communicate with a DL20 or data recorder.
IOFILE.DAT Stores settings for the serial port of the DL20.
PIOFILE.DAT Stores settings for the parallel port of the DL20.
MSTRFILE.DAT Stores special function settings for the DL20.
SRECNAME.DAT Stores the name of an S Record file associated with
DL20 messages.
Exiting the DL20 Software
Function Keys
DL20 Files