Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 395)

23–7 Validating and Transferring Applications
Publication 2711-6.0
Memory Card
Computers with an ATA card drive or DataBook TMB240/TMB250
card drives allow you to transfer applications using memory cards.
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ATA card drives use these Allen-Bradley cards: Catalog No.
2711-NM22, -NM24, -NM26. PanelView terminals running
firmware 3.0 (or higher) support ATA cards.
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DataBook card drives use these Allen-Bradley cards: Catalog No.
2711-NM11, -NM12, -NM13, -NM14.
DataBook TMB240 or TMB250 card drives cannot be set up in the
Windows 95 Control Panel. Follow the instructions in the DataBook
User’s Guide for details on how to install the card drive.
You can also transfer applications in a terminal to a memory card
using the terminal’s memory card slot. See the PanelView Terminal
user manual for details. This method doesn’t require a separate card
drive on your computer. Use the memory card to download
applications to multiple terminals without a computer.
DOS File
You can transfer PanelBuilder applications to/from DOS files. The
application is downloaded to a DOS file in a .PVA format.
Use the PanelView File Transfer (PFT) Utility to transfer DOS
application files (*.PVA) between a DH-485 PanelView terminal and
a computer that does not have Windows installed. PanelBuilder
includes a copy of the (PFT) Utility.
Note: The PFT utility only works with DH-485 terminals. To
download to a Remote I/O terminal, you must use a DF1 driver.
Before transferring files using the PFT utility, disable all serial port
drivers (including the mouse and INTERCHANGE or RSLinx) that
are using the same COM port as PFT.
To use PFT on a computer that does not have PanelBuilder Software
installed, copy the following files from the C:\AB\PBWIN directory
to a floppy disk for transport to a DOS computer:
PFT.EXE PanelView File Transfer DOS Utility
DEFAULT.STP PanelView File Transfer configuration file
PIC485.EXE PanelView File Transfer PIC Module driver
KR.EXE PanelView File Transfer KR Card driver
<APP>.PVA User PanelView application file
Refer to the User Guide (Publication 2711-805) for instructions on
using the PanelView File Transfer Utility to upload/download
applications between the PanelView terminal and a personal
computer in the DOS environment.