Rockwell Automation 2706-LSW DL40 PLUS OFFLINE PROG.SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 14)

1–7 Overview of the DL40 Plus
Publication 2706-6.2
Historical Events Stack
The Historical Events Stack records the occurrence and sequence of
some or all messages and logs variable data values that have been
triggered and/or displayed. The 16K bytes of stack memory holds
about 1,000 events. You can view information in chronological order
or by frequency of occurrence, or print the record.
Clock Operations
A real-time battery-backed clock keeps accurate time even when
power is removed from the unit. The DL40 Plus can display the
current time and/or date in either AM/PM or 24-hour military
format.
Note: The date function is year 2000 compliant.
Date and time information can be displayed as part of any triggered
message, and passed on to a PLC. You can also date- or time-stamp
events as they are recorded in the Historical Events Stack.
Set the DL40 Plus internal clock using the front panel menus, a
keyboard connected to the Onboard Editor, a PLC/SLC, or the
Offline Programming Software.
RS-232 and RS-485 Ports
The DL40 Plus has both an RS-232 and RS-485 port.
Use the RS-232 port to:
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upload or download message files from a computer
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trigger messages via Open protocol (ASCII triggering)
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send messages to a single slave message display
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print messages and/or the contents of the Historical Event Stack
Use the RS-485 port to:
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multi-drop upload or download message files from a computer
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trigger messages via Open protocol (ASCII triggering)
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send messages to one or more slave message displays
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input ASCII data via bar code