Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL User Manual

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Using PanelBuilder

Chapter 3

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Create New File allows you to make a new application file. After you

choose this option, type in a name for the new file and press Enter.
You’ll be asked if the file is for a Touch Screen or Keypad terminal.
Choose one or the other, and a new application file will be created.

Directory shows the current directory setting. Type in a different disk or

directory name to change the directory for loading or saving application
files.

The Transfer Menu

Choose Transfer from the Main menu, to open the Transfer menu. Use this
menu to send and receive application files to and from the PanelView
terminal.

Figure 3.4

The Transfer Menu

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FILE MENU: Screens Windows Options Communicup Exit

Transfer

Download to PanelView (RS-232)

Upload from PanelView (RS-232)

Pass-Through Download to PanelView (DH+ and Remote I/O)

Pass-Through Upload from PanelView (DH+ and Remote I/O)

Burn EPROMs

Burn Single EPROM

Quit

Download to PanelView Terminal (RS-232) sends a finished

application file to a terminal. The process involves the following steps:

1.

Choose the file you want to send.

2.

Establish the communications port.

3.

Send the file.

Upload from PanelView Terminal (RS-232) retrieves an application

file from a PanelView terminal for editing.

Pass-Through Download to PanelView (DH+ and Remote I/O)

allows you to download PanelView files via a PLC-5 on a Data
Highway+ and remote I/O network. Before trying a pass-through
download or upload, refer to Chapter 6, File Operations.

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