Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 27)

Chapter
3
Chapter 3
Installing the Software
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Chapter 3
Installing the Software
This chapter tells you how to install the DL40 Offline Programming
Software on your computer. It also explains the basic steps required to
configure your system for use with PassThrough on systems equipped with
an Allen-Bradley PLC capable of Remote I/O PassThrough file transfers.
The minimum equipment required to install and run the Offline
Programming Software consists of an IBM compatible personal computer
(PC) with:
•
a 386 (or higher) processor
•
640K RAM
•
one 3 1 /
2
inch micro diskette drive
•
a hard disk with at least 1 Megabyte of available space
•
one open serial port (COM1 or COM2)
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one open printer port (LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, COM1, or COM2) for
printing messages
•
a printer
In addition to this manual, the Offline Programming Software package
consists of three disks and a number of documents. They include:
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a disk labeled DL40 Offline Programmer
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a disk labeled DL40 PassThrough
•
a disk labeled INTERCHANGE DOS Runtime
After installing the software your PC will contain a DL40.EXE and a
DL40.STP file to run the Offline Programming Software, as well as a
PS.HLP file containing online help. If you install the PassThrough
capability you will also have the PassThrough files and their companion TSR
(Terminate and Stay Resident) server files.
Important: In order for the Offline Programming Software to operate
without generating warning messages about memory limitations, your
computer needs a minimum available memory of 570K RAM. Editing a
128K message file requires the full 570K. Smaller message files will require
less computer memory.
With DOS versions prior to 5.0, use the CHKDSK
↵
command at the DOS
prompt to determine the available conventional RAM on your system. The
Personal Computer
Requirements
Package Contents
Memory Requirements