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Rockwell Automation AutoMax Enhanced Ladder Editor User Manual

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Path:

The directory structure used by the AutoMax Executive is:
drive:\library\system\rack
where:

drive

is the personal computer hard drive where

the Executive is stored

library

is the base directory under which all the

AutoMax systems are stored

system

is the subdirectory where the system dataĆ

base files are stored

rack

is the subdirectory where all the rack dataĆ

base files and all programs for the rack are

stored

The default drive and library name are specified as part of

the Setup procedure for the AutoMax Programming

Executive software. If you want to create a new library or

change the default (selected) library or drive, you must

use the Setup procedure.

Pause:

Places the Editor in the Paused state so that you can use

the Online Task Manager. The programs continue to run

in the Processor, but their display in a program window is

not updated.

Program: Task. In the Editor, the terms program" and task" are

synonymous.

Rung status area: The grayĆshaded area left of the power rail.

When rung numbers, revision marks, or set triggers are

displayed, they are located here.

Test Mode: Lets you actively execute rungs, but the changes made

to the online program are not permanently installed in the

processor.

Trigger: A trigger is a way to capture or freeze a rung's status

while monitoring the program. Once a trigger is set, the

rung's status stays frozen on the programming terminal,

but the rung continues to run on the CPU.