Rockwell Automation 8520-OM Offline Development System Software - Manual (Page 88)

7–14 Using ODS Communication Configuration
Publication MCD-5.1 -August 1999
4. After downloading any new AMP file, you must restart the 9/PC.
Depending on how your 9/PC Support Service is configured, this
restart can be initiated in one of two ways:
•
If you selected the AutoStart After AMP Download option,
the 9/PC will restart as soon as the download completes.
•
If you did not configure your 9/PC to automatically start after
an AMP download, follow the procedure discussed in the
9/PC Installation and Integration Manual to restart the 9/PC.
In either case, the 9/PC operator interface or Basic Display Set
(BDS) displays the message:
CNC was stopped. Restart the CNC using the 9/PC
configuration manager. Select “exit” or use the
options menu to reconnect BDS to the CNC.
This indicates that BDS must be “reconnected” to the 9/PC card,
as indicated in the message. Attempting to reconnect the BDS
without restarting the 9/PC will results in the error message:
Cannot Link to ABOCISERVER | CNC_1
Once you restart the 9/PC, the new AMP parameter values
become available for system operation.
Downloading Over a Network from a Second PC
ODS can download AMP files to the 9/PC over a communications
network assuming: a) both the ODS workstation and the host PC
are on the network and b) the computer running ODS and initiating
the download is running Windows NT.
When an AMP file is downloaded to the 9/PC, the ODS workstation
downloads the file directly to the 9/PC card. This means that the
previous AMP file is no longer in use and unless this older file was
backed up, it no longer exists.
The difference between a network download and a local/host
download is in the Computer Name that you entered under the
project information. In case of network download, you must enter
the name of the host computer.
To determine the name of the host computer, perform these steps at
the host computer:
A. Click the Windows NT Start button and select Settings.
B. Click on Control Panel to activate the Network control.
C. Select the Identification tab to identify the computer name.
If this information is correct, follow the steps in the previous section
on downloading an AMP file.