Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 78)

Chapter 5
The Develop Menu
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To select a block of messages, move the cursor to the first message on the
block and press
[CTRL][B] to mark the beginning of the block. Then move
the cursor to the last message in the block and press [
↵
] . The entire block
will be moved to the opposite column.
The Slave message color , Slave message length , and Echo relay to
slave message attribute selections are only available through the Offline
Programming Software. You cannot change those attributes with the DL40
Onboard
Editor.
The items on the Options menu allow you to control a variety of hardware
and display options. Contents of this menu include:
•
Run Mode – Highlighting Run Mode and pressing [
↵
] will open a
window from which you can choose a run mode for the DL40. Refer to
Chapter 2 of this manual for additional information on run modes.
•
Newest Message on Line 1 – Selecting Yes will cause display of the
newest message to be triggered on line 1, and shift previously triggered
messages down. The message on the bottom line will be shifted off the
display. This supersedes the message attribute
Message on Line # Only .
Messages are still displayed in 20–character pieces. This setting is
effective with all run modes.
•
Auto Run Message # – An Auto Run Message is a message that will
be displayed when your DL40 is powered up. It can be any message,
including a message in the Message List. The Auto Run Message does not
support inserted variable data. Specify a message number, or enter 0 for
no Auto Run Message.
Note for Remote I/O units only: If communications between a DL40
and a PLC are not established at startup, Auto Run Message will run only
if Switch 8 on Switch Bank #2 (Last State) is ON.
•
Background Message Number – The Background Message runs for
a minimum of 2 seconds after the last message triggered has finished its
display wait time. This message will be displayed until a valid message is
triggered or until the Run Mode is exited. The Background Message does
not support inserted variable data. Specify a message number, or enter 0
for no Background Message.
•
Special Message Start Number – Special messages give you the
ability to monitor and control certain functions of the DL40. These
messages can occupy message numbers 1 through 16, 901 through 916, or
be disabled. Specify your choice.
•
Message Queueing Enabled – Choosing Yes allows you to put up to
20 messages in the Queue. These messages will be displayed in the order
they were received as soon as the previous message has completed
running.
Note: If Message Queueing is turned Off , the queue size is set to 1, which
permits only one (1) additional message trigger to be received while the
current message is being run or displayed.
Options Menu