Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe - Manual (Page 162)

Editing Part Programs Off Line
Chapter 6
6-6
The following sections require that the workstation be connected to the
control or storage device. Connect the workstation to the control or
storage device with the RS-232 serial interface cable (cable CN25 in the
integration/maintenance manual, chapter 4).
Use cable CN25 to connect the RS-232 interface port on the rear of the
workstation to Port B (CN16F) on the control or the RS-232 port on the
storage device. For information about connecting the workstation to a
storage device, see chapter 12 in the integration manual.
When downloading to a control with MTB panel, which has a serial
communication port located on the front left side of the panel, connect the
serial interface cable #25 to the serial communication port. This port is
connected to port B on the control.
You must configure Port B for serial communication. The serial
communication parameters of this port must correspond to the serial
communication parameters of the workstation or storage device.
To display the serial communication parameters of port B, press the
{SYSTEM SUPORT} softkey on the operator panel, then the {DEVICE
SETUP} softkey.
If the port A parameters are displayed, use the left or right arrows on the
operator panel to change the display from port A to port B parameters.
Make sure the DEVICE configured on this screen for port B is ODS. If it
is not configured for ODS, see chapter 9 for details on configuring
communication parameters. Once the DEVICE type of ODS is configured,
the default parameters should work for most PC applications.
If the serial communication parameters of port B do not correspond to the
serial communication parameters of the workstation, refer to programming
manual.
After using the part program edit utility to create or edit a part program file
offline, the programmer can download this part program to the control or
to a storage device by using the Download application of ODS.
Important: When you download a program from ODS to the control, it is
automatically inserted into the normal program directory on the control.
The control automatically inserts the end of block statements ”;” at the end
of each line when the program is downloaded to the control.
6.3
Interfacing the Workstation
with the Control
6.4
Downloading Part Programs
from ODS