Dl (download), General – Yaskawa SMC–4000 User Manual
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DL (Download)
[General]
DESCRIPTION:
The DL command prepares a controller to accept a data file from the host computer. Instructions in the file
will be accepted as a data stream without line numbers. The file is terminated using <control> Z,
<control> Q, <control> D, or \.
If no parameter is specified, downloading a data file will clear any programs in the
SMC–4000
RAM. The
data is entered beginning at line 0. If there are too many lines or too many characters per line, the
SMC–4000
will return a “?”. To download a program after a label, specify the label name following DL.
The # argument may be used with DL to append a file at the end of the
SMC–4000
program in RAM.
ARGUMENTS: DL n where
n = no argument Downloads program beginning at line 0 and erases programs in RAM.
n = #Label Begins download at line following #Label where label may be any valid program label.
n = # Begins download at end of program in RAM.
USAGE:
OPERAND USAGE:
When used as an operand, _DL gives the number of available labels. The total number of labels is 510.
RELATED COMMANDS:
EXAMPLES (from the terminal):
While Moving
Yes
Default Value
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In a Program
No
Default Format
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Command Line
Yes
Can be Interrogated
No
Used as an Operand
Yes
DL;
Begin download (no colon returned)
#A;PR 4000;BG
Data
AM;MG DONE
Data
EN
Data
<control> Z
End download (colon returned)