Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND7 PanelView File Transfer Utility User Manual - Manual (Page 79)

5–7 Configuring Communications Settings for 1000e/1200e/1400e Application Transfers
4. Click Apply. The transfer path, network type, and driver values
from the *.pvd file are placed in the appropriate boxes in the
Configure Transfer Method dialog box. If you are performing a
Remote I/O Pass-Through transfer, the Pass-Through (device
type, rack, word, and byte) values from the *.pvd file are placed
in the appropriate boxes in the Configure Transfer Method dialog
box. The transfer method is entered in the main download/upload
dialog box.
If you selected Application as your transfer method, do not exit
using OK or Apply. Instead, click Close. Clicking OK or Apply
removes Application as your transfer method.
Configure Transfer Parameters Manually
1. For uploads, select Serial, Network, or Remote I/O Pass-Through
from the drop-down list box. For downloads, select Serial,
Network, Remote I/O Pass-Through, or Application from the
drop-down list box.
Typically, the communication hardware in your computer
determines your transfer method options. To identify transfer
method options for your computer host hardware, refer to Table
5.A, “Table of PC Host Hardware and Applicable Drivers.”
The Serial option is used when you perform a transfer using the
COM port on your PC and the serial port on a PanelView
terminal.
The Network option performs a transfer over DH+ or ControlNet.
The Remote I/O Pass-Through option performs transfers over
DH+, ControlNet, or Ethernet between the PC and PLC, and over
Remote I/O from the PLC to the PanelView terminal.
The Application option, available for downloads only, allows the
Transfer Utility to use the transfer parameters from the
application file. The application file to be downloaded is
specified in the Source File box.
2. If you selected Application, click Start Download. If you selected
Serial, Network, or Remote I/O Pass-Through, choose the
Configure Method button, select Configure from the Transfer
Method menu, or choose from the toolbar.
The Configure Transfer Method dialog box is displayed. The
system automatically takes you to the tab that corresponds with
the transfer method you selected in step 1.