F6 – move, transfer, add, etc – Rockwell Automation 2708-NAG Application Generation Software User Manual

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Chapter 3
Using Application Generator

3 – 11

In the

F3

SEND VARIABLE DIRECTLY TO HOST (NET)

option, a

record can be sent only when the Host is online. If you send a record when
the Host if offline then the next record cannot be sent until the Host comes
online and receives the record. Use this option only when you know the Host
is online.

In the options

F2

through

F5

, you are prompted on the next to the last line:

“Variable to send to ... . ”. OUT is the default variable. Press

[ENTER]

to

store the operation.

When

F6

is chosen the following menu appears:

Figure 3.11
AG Communications Line/LED Menu

In options

F2

and

F3

, you are prompted : “

Enter LED number (1 to 10):

”.

The numbers reference the function keys. The other options have no
prompts, they just write a statement in your program to perform the
operation.

F6

– Move, Transfer, Add, Etc.

When

F6

is pressed, you are first prompted for a destination variable which

will be modified by the operation. Then the Main Operations Menu is
replaced with these options:

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