5using the program port (prt1) – ProSoft Technology MVI56-BAS User Manual
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MVI56-BAS ♦ ControlLogix Platform
Using the Program Port (PRT1)
BASIC Module (DB/BAS Compatible)
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 45 of 234
December 13, 2011
5
Using the Program Port (PRT1)
In This Chapter
Interfacing the PC and the MVI56-BAS ................................................. 46
Creating BASIC programs ..................................................................... 47
EDIT Command ..................................................................................... 50
Permanently Saving BASIC Programs .................................................. 51
Creating Offline BASIC programs .......................................................... 53
Module Backup ...................................................................................... 59
Module Restoration ............................................................................... 61
Program Copies .................................................................................... 63
Running a BASIC Program .................................................................... 64
Debugging a BASIC Program ................................................................ 65
Commenting a BASIC Program ............................................................. 70
Checking Available and Used RAM Memory ......................................... 71
Exit a BASIC Program (Ctrl+C) ............................................................. 72
The present section discusses important points while using the MVI56-BAS
program port such as creating, editing, and transferring a BASIC program to the
module. The program port by default is PRT1 (the middle port).
This section only describes PRT1 as the program port.