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emc-3 Controller Module
User Guide – Rev A
Appendix E, the Program Loader Monitor (PLM)
1) Introduction:
The Program Loader Monitor (PLM) is used to download programs to
the DVC family of controllers and to display information from the unit. It
runs on your Windows PC / Laptop / TekBook and uses a RS232 cable
(
HCT P/No. 999-10075 ) to communicate with the emc-3 module.
NOTE: To use the 999-10075, you MUST have an installed a 4 way serial
port adaptor when installing the controller.
2) File types & Definitions:
There are 5 basic file types generated and used by the DVC series controllers:
1)
*.DVC files
– These are raw program files created during programming
time when using the Intella suit.
The contents of these files can be viewed and edited by anyone with
access to a full legal version of the Intella suite, so care by the
application writer must be taken to protect company intellectual
property.
2)
*.PGM files
– This file contains the users compiled application code in
an executable format and is automatically looked for by the PLM when
uploading a new program for an application.
3)
*.MEM files
– This file contains all the memory information that
specifies the configuration of the inputs and outputs and is pulled in
automatically with the *.PGM file when loaded into a DVC with the
PLM.
4)
*.DAT files
– This file contains the application information on all the
‘EE” memory variables and their respective default values.
5) *.IMF files – This file type is only generated if you use the “Export to
File” feature in the PLM so save configuration changes done in the
PLM and import them into the Programming tool to update the
application.