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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

5 – 40

Communications via RS–485

Figure 5.19
Test Message Selections pop-up window (for RS-485 communications)

If communicating via RS–485, the Address Selections pop-up window will
open.

Select the DL40 address; then press

[

]

.

If you need to change your

computer’s communications port parameters, highlight

Configure Port

, and

press

[

]

. Select COM1 or COM2; press

[

]

. The

Configure Port window

will open. Set

Computer Address

and

Baud Rate

. Note: To change

Parity

or

Data Bits

, return to Ports menu.

Highlight

Download (filename

) and press

[

]

. After file is downloaded,

you will return to the Verify window. Highlight

Test Message(s) on DL40

;

press

[

]

.

The Message Selections window will open. Highlight number of the message
you want to display and press

[

]

.

Answer

Yes

to

Start testing messages

now?

Message will be displayed on DL40.

Press

[ESC]

to end an

Autorepeat message.