Rockwell Automation 2706-LSW DL40 PLUS OFFLINE PROG.SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 104)

5–17 Downloading/Uploading Message Files
Publication 2706-6.2
You can send your computer’s system time and date to the DL40.
When you select Send Clock to DL40 (RS-232/RS-485), the Send
Clock to DL40 DL40 menu will appear. Move the cursor to DL40
Port and press [O]. Select RS-232 or RS-485 from the window and
press
[
↵
] . A message flashes briefly to indicate that the Offline
Programming Software is saving the setup file.
Send Clock To DL40 screen
To configure your computer’s communication port, select Configure
Port, then press
[
↵
] . Select COM1 or COM2, press [
↵
] , specify
your computer’s address (if using RS-485), and select a baud rate in
the Configure Port window.
Move the cursor to the line containing the words Send Clock and
press
[
↵
] . The Send Clock confirmation appears. Select Yes to
begin, or No or Quit to cancel the download and return to the Send
Clock to DL40 menu.
If using RS-485, the Address Selections/Address Picks window
opens. All message addresses in the selected file will appear in the
Address Selections column. Use the up and down arrow keys to
highlight an address, then press
[
↵
] to move the address to the
Address Picks column. After you have moved all the addresses to be
updated with new time and date into the Address Picks column, press
[F10].
To select a block of addresses, move the cursor to the first address on
the block and press [CTRL][B] to mark the beginning of the block.
Then move the cursor to the last address in the block and press
[
↵
] .
The entire block is moved to the opposite column.
Sending the Time and Date to
a DL40 Via RS-232 or RS-485