Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 207)

File Operations
Chapter 6
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Configure Port allows you to configure your computer’s serial port to
communicate with the EPROM burner.
Application Size calculates the amount of memory the application file
would occupy in a PanelView terminal. This is not the same as the disk
space used by the application file.
To convert an application file into a hex file which can later be retrieved or
sent to the EPROM burner, choose Generate Hex File. The file that is
created has the file extension .U2.
To send a previously generated Hex file, choose Select Hex File. The Hex
files will be loaded and the Burn FILENAME menu will appear as it does
when using the Select Application File option.
PanelView application files can also be stored in the optional EEPROM(s)
for easy installation into PanelView terminals on the factory floor.
Series C and earlier PanelView terminals contain two sockets for user PROMs.
Series D and E terminals have only one socket for one user EPROM/EEPROM.
An EEPROM can be programmed two different ways.
1. If an EEPROM is installed in the empty socket in the PanelView
terminal, an application file will automatically be copied into the
EEPROM when it is downloaded to the terminal. This method does
not require a PROM burner.
2. To program the EEPROM with a PROM burner, first convert the
application file to Hex files (Intel format) using Generate Hex Files,
as described in the previous section. The PROM burner must have its
own download utility software, and must be able to program a
28C256 or 28C512 type EEPROM. Refer to the instructions
furnished with your PROM burner for the download utility
procedure. Once programmed, the EEPROM(s) can be installed in the
empty PROM socket(s) in the PanelView terminal.
IMPORTANT: The user EEPROM can be used for two purposes: for
application file backup (as described above) or to increase the memory
available for the application file to 128K from 64K bytes. If the EEPROM
is used for application memory, it can’t be used to back up the application
file. To make the memory option selection, open Options in the File menu,
and choose User Memory Limit. To use the internal EEPROM for backup,
choose one of the two smaller selections (59,904 or 62,976).
IMPORTANT: PanelBuilder will not allow an application file whose
User Memory Limit exceeds 64K to be burned to PROMs.
Programming EEPROMs