Rockwell Automation 2706-ND1 DL40 OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SFTWR.USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 86)

Chapter 5
The Develop Menu
5 – 41
Communications via RS–232
Figure 5.20
Test Message Selections pop-up window (for RS-232 communications)
Communicating via RS–232, no Address Selection window will open. To
change your computer’s communications port parameters, highlight
Configure Port ; press [
↵
] . Select COM1 or COM2; press [
↵
] . The
Configure Port window will open. Set Baud Rate . Note: To change Parity
or Data Bits , return to the Ports menu.
Highlight Download (filename ) and press [
↵
] . After file is downloaded,
you will return to the Verify window. Highlight Test Message(s) on DL40
and press [
↵
] . Note: Handshake must be set to None . See page 5–4.
The Message Selections window will open. Highlight the number of the
message you want to display and press [
↵
] . Answer Yes to Start testing
messages now? The message will be displayed on the DL40. Press [ESC]
to end an Autorepeat message.
If your message contains variables, you must put in a value for the variables
when testing the message.
When you answer Yes to Start testing
messages now? , a message text window and an Enter variable window for
the first variable will open. Enter value for your first variable; press [
↵
] . The
window for your second variable will open. Continue to enter values for all
[CTRL][W] and [CTRL][W] variables.
Note: Values for [CTRL][X] variables are entered into a message via a
keyboard while it is being displayed.