Rockwell Automation 47C626 AutoMax Programming Executive V4.2 - Manual (Page 23)

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stop, and delete tasks on the AutoMax Processor or UDC module.
Task error logs are viewed and cleared in the Task Manager.
The AutoMax Ladder Editor is a WindowsĆbased editor used to
develop, edit, or view ladder (.PC) programs. The Ladder Editor
allows you to have multiple editing/viewing windows into the
graphical language program, and you can edit multiple programs in
the same session. The AutoMax Ladder Editor is also used to monitor
Ladder programs online. Note that older versions of AutoMax Ladder
programs (DOSĆbased ladder programs) can be converted into the
new WindowsĆbased format. Instruction manual J2Ć3093 describes
how to use the Ladder Editor.
NOTE: You cannot monitor a Ladder program and use the Online Task
Manager at the same time because they both use the same
communication channel to rack.
A menu map for AutoMax Executive V4.x is shown in figure 2.1.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATOR
System Section Rack Commands
Configure
Onlne
RACK CONFIGURATOR TASK MANAGER
Goto Task Commands Setup Online
VARIABLE CONFIGURATOR
Variables Goto
ONLINE MENUS
(DOSĆBASED)
LADDER EDITOR
Setup
Figure 2.1 Ć AutoMax Menu Map
Application Organization
It is important to become familiar with the options available in each
Windows application and with the hierarchy of information about your
specific software application. You must first group all the software for
a given application in a system. You then divide the system into
sections. Sections are simply collections of racks (any number) and
help organize the system in any manner appropriate to the
application, e.g., related function or location.
The most basic level of application organization is the rack. The rack
consists of the application tasks for the rack and all the information
about the rack, including the modules and variables defined in it.
Racks correspond directly to the AutoMax racks which are installed
for the application.
To help you document the way in which your application is
organized, documentation files can be created for a system, section,
rack, or task. These text files can be used to explain design
specifications, notes about troubleshooting, or any other information.
For users with numerous specific applications, the AutoMax
Executive also allows you to group systems into libraries. Libraries
are used to store similar systems, e.g., plating systems. The default
library is called AMXLIB and will be sufficient for most users.