Rockwell Automation T3836 ICS Regent PDS to Winterpret Conversion Package - Manual

ICS Regent
®
PD-6046
Industrial Control Services 1
PDS to W
INTERPRET
Conversion Package
Converts PDS Application Programs and
Configurations for Upgrade to W INTERPRET
Compatible Projects
(T3836)
Issue 1, March, 06
The PDS to W INTERPRET Conversion Package is used to
upgrade Regent application programs and configurations
originally developed using the Program Development Station
(PDS) software to compatible W
INTERPRET files. The package
includes a DOS program called PDS2WIN that converts PDS
source files created by versions 2.6 to 2.9x to W
INTERPRET
source files. This program converts I/O configuration, shared
variable definitions, application programs, and function
blocks. All function block types are supported with the
exception of continuous control and peer to peer. Continuous
control function blocks are not currently supported by
W
INTERPRET . Guarded peer link configuration, the
W INTERPRET replacement for Peer-to-Peer function blocks,
requires significantly different configuration information
than that contained in the PDS’s peer-to-peer function blocks.
Features
· Converts PDS source files to W INTERPRET source files.
· Converts I/O and shared variable configurations.
· Converts application programs and function blocks.
· Allows users to upgrade PDS systems to take advantage of
enhanced features provided in W INTERPRET .