Rockwell Automation 9323-PA1E USER MANUAL APS 6.0 - Manual (Page 257)

Configuring Your Processor for Online Communication
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Online Channel Configuration
When online, the channel configuration parameters are continually read from the
processor and updated on the APS screen until you press
[F10] Select
Option . Once this key is pressed, ownership is applied to protect the channel
configuration files from being changed by another node. At this point the channel
configuration data is no longer read from the processor. When you accept or undo
the edit, APS releases ownership and continues to read and display the channel
configuration parameters from the processor.
Unlike offline modifications, online modifications to the channel configuration do
not cause asterisks to appear in either the Program Directory screen or the Memory
Map screen.
Accepting Edits
After you have made your changes to the configuration parameters and pressed
[F1] Accept Edits , APS verifies that the changes are for the processor
channel the programmer is currently communicating with.
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If they are not, reconfiguration occurs.
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If they are, and if the parameters are changed so a loss of communication may
result, the prompts:
CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION MAY CAUSE LOSS
OF COMMUNICATIONS
PERFORM RECONFIGURATION? (Y/N) are displayed.
Do not apply protection to the channel you are currently communicating
through unless you:
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never intend to alter the program again, or
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can establish communication using the other channel.
If you press No , the new configuration is discarded and the channel configuration is
read from the processor again and re-displayed. If you press Yes , the
reconfiguration proceeds.
If the processor is not in the program mode the message: PROCESSOR IS NOT
IN PROGRAM MODE; CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION NOT ALLOWED is
displayed. You will be prompted to change the processor mode to REM Program.