Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 - Manual (Page 63)

5Ć7 Using the System Configurator
Some Precautions
When racks and copies of the systemĆwide information are
distributed to various personal computers, all users who have copies
of the same files must be aware that only one of the copies can be
considered to be read/write. All other copies are to be considered
readĆonly. Since the systemĆwide information is used by all racks, it
should only be changed when the entire system is present on the
hard disk. For this reason, the copy of the systemĆwide information at
the site manager should be considered the only changeable copy.
This means that no changes to the system structure, such as adding
or removing sections and racks, should be made on the portable
personal computers. No changes to networkĆwide variables should
be made on the portable personal computers because these are also
part of the systemĆwide information. Any network changes that are
required for deĆbugging on the portable personal computers should
be done with unlinked local variables. These changes must later be
made networkĆwide when the rack is transferred back to the site
manager's PC. When a rack is transferred from the site manager to a
portable personal computer for debugging, the copy at the site
manager must be considered readĆonly.
StepĆbyĆStep Procedure for System Transfer
Use the following procedure to transfer systems. If you are
transferring to diskettes, you will need at least one diskette for each
rack in the system. You will be prompted for additional diskettes, if
needed. Diskettes can be formatted as needed or, to save time, you
can use blank preĆformatted diskettes. Figure 5.4 illustrates the
System Transfer dialog box.
Step 1.
Select the system(s) to be transferred from the systems
list.
Step 2. Select Transfer from the System menu. The Transfer
dialog box will be displayed with the current AutoMax
Executive drive and library (as designated in AutoMax
Setup) listed in a box on the top left.
Step 3. Enter information for the following fields. Some fields may
contain default entries. If you do not change these fields,
the default will be used.
Direction arrows Ć Transfer the system To (left arrow) or
From (right arrow) the current AutoMax Executive V3.x
library. Select the appropriate option button.
Drive Ć Enter the source drive or the destination drive. If A
or B is entered, AutoMax Executive V3.x assumes the drive
is a floppy drive; otherwise, AutoMax assumes a hard
drive.(R)
Library Ć Enter the library directory to copy the system(s)
from or to. (R)
Format Floppies Ć Select if you want to format destination
diskettes.
High Capacity Ć Select if you want to format and/or write to
high density diskettes. The appropriate diskette capacity
will be displayed.
System(s) Ć The AutoMax Executive will list the system(s)
selected when the Transfer command was called. If you
are transferring out of the current library, make certain that
this field lists all of the systems you have selected. If you