Rockwell Automation 2706-NP3 DL20 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING MANUAL - Manual (Page 36)

Message File Conversions
Chapter 6
6–2
From this submenu you can:
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Convert DL20 message files to an S Record file
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Convert an S Record file back to individual DL20 message files
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View all DL20 files and S Record files currently on disk
The sections that follow describe each function.
This section shows how to convert all DL20 message files (MSG####.DAT)
and configuration files (IOFILE.DAT, PIOFILE.DAT, MSTRFILE.DAT) to
an S Record file for downloading or storage.
You can convert messages of any size. However, only the first 16 blocks of
20 characters/block will be displayed when using menu option
6 – Edit/Create Messages.
If you are programming multiple Dataliners with different configurations and
messages, create a separate S Record file for each DL20. If using the same
configuration and messages for multiple DL20 Dataliners you only need one
S Record file.
The configuration files (IOFILE.DAT, PIOFILE.DAT, MSTRFILE.DAT)
must exist before you begin the conversion. These files are created with the
following Main Menu options.
3 – Set Up DL20 Serial Port Creates IOFILE.DAT
4 – Set Up DL20 Parallel Port Creates PIOFILE.DAT
5 – Set Up DL20 Special Functions Creates MSTRFILE.DAT
If these files do not exist, you will get an error message during the
conversion.
Overview of
Conversion Functions
Converting Message Files
to S Record File