Rockwell Automation 47C626 AutoMax Programming Executive V4.2 - Manual (Page 69)

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Figure 5.22 Ć Transferring a Rack Using TransferĆPlus
5.3.12 Importing a Rack from
AutoMax Version 1 or Version 2
You can import the configuration information and application tasks
for an AutoMax Version 1 or AutoMax Version 2 rack and any Remote
I/O racks into AutoMax Executive V4.x. The rack name must not
already exist in the selected system. If you want to use tasks
created with earlier versions of the AutoMax V3 Executive in a
V4.x environment, refer to section 1.4.5.
Before importing an AutoMax V1 rack, you must edit any Control
Block tasks as follows: decimal points must be added to any real
literal values that do not already have them. Blocks that allow real
literal values include the following: DIFF_LAG, INTEGRATE, LAG,
LEAD_LAG, PROP_INT, and PID. After adding the decimal points
where appropriate, the task must be reĆcompiled. No changes are
required for tasks in AutoMax V2 racks.
It is helpful to try to create a test rack in V4.x first to understand the
structure by which the configuration task and application tasks will be
organized when they are imported into V4.x. The Import command
will not delete the original files or alter them in any way.
If your system has .NET files, you must run NETIN to compile the
.NET files and generate a networkĆwide database prior to importing
AutoMax V2 racks. Refer to Appendix F for the NETIN procedure.
The Import procedure will add the variables and their descriptions
from the AutoMax configuration task to the rack's variable database.
The task names, types, priorities, critical flags, and Processor slots
from the configuration task TASK statements are added to the task
database.