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Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL User Manual

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Chapter 5
The Develop Menu

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Parameter

Available choices

Null Count

0 to 255

Width

20 to 132

RS-232 Tape Recorder Settings

Note that

RS-232 Tape Recorder Settings

are valid only when writing to

or reading from a tape drive, and that communications to a tape recorder can
be made only via the RS-232 port.

Baud rate is the only modifiable parameter applicable while using a tape
recorder. Your choices are listed below. The default value appears in bold.

Parameter

Available choices

Baud Rate

300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600

This setting will revert to normal RS-232 Port settings (described above)
when the Tape function is finished.

Triggering Port Settings

The parameters presented here will differ between Remote I/O and Parallel
Port versions of the DL40 Message Display. The following settings are
available from this menu item on Remote I/O units. The default value
appears in bold.

Parameter

Available choices

Message Format

Binary, BCD

Variable Format

Binary, BCD

Control-W Format

BCD, ASCII

Bit Trigger Priority Section
Size

0 to 31 words

Always Send Clock Data

Yes or No

➀ If selection is Yes, only clock data will be returned to a PLC no matter what attributes

are set or what data is requested.

The following settings are available from this menu item on Parallel Port
units
. The default value appears in bold.