Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 111)

Chapter 6
The Transfer Menu
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You can upload one file at a time from a tape recorder to the Offline
Programming Software. When you select
Read From Tape Recorder , the
Read From Tape window will appear.
Figure 6.18
Read From Tape menus and screens
To configure your computer’s communication port, select Configure Port ,
then press [
↵
] . Select COM1 or COM2 , press [
↵
] , and select a baud rate in
the Configure Port pop-up window.
When you have initiated the upload, the Reading File confirmation pop-up
will appear. Select
Yes to begin, or No or Quit to cancel the download and
return to the Read from Tape menu.
If you pressed Yes to begin reading from tape, the first Program Status
pop-up window shown in Figure 6.18 will appear. Make sure your tape
recorder is ready and the tape is rewound. Press the recorder’s
READ
FROM TAPE button, then press any key to continue. The Program Status
pop-up illustrated at the bottom of Figure 6.18 will appear, indicating that the
write has begun.
After the file is uploaded, the Save Data File As window will open showing
the directory and filename of the uploaded file. You can override the
displayed data directory by typing another complete data directory when
naming files. Enter the directory in the form:
Drive:\Root\Subdir\Filename
Press [
↵
] to accept the new directory and file name.
Reading a File from Tape