Rockwell Automation 6723-PCO DATA PROCESS CONFIG OPERATIO - Manual (Page 28)

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Publication 6723Ć10.1 Ć August 1996
The fourth button on the PCO Startup Screen is the PCO Function
Configurator button. By clicking on this button, you can use PCO’s
Excel-based Function Configurator tool to configure your PCO
functions.
The Configurator tool provides you with pre-defined spreadsheets
that help you select and enter the data required for each PCO
function. Once the data for a function or group of functions is
complete, you can then load that configuration data into the assigned
instance data table. Each dedicated Excel spreadsheet has built-in
features that help you:
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configure each of the function’s parameters
•
upload/download entire application configurations
•
handle PCO function configuration errors
To use the PCO Function Configurator, click on the PCO Function
Configurator button on the PCO Startup screen. This launches
Microsoft Excel. When this application begins, it loads the PCO
macros and displays an empty workbook. (You can also tell the
application to open a specific workbook.) The Configurator also
customizes the Excel environment by adding the PCO toolbar and
PCO menu.
The first time you launch the PCO Excel configurator, all existing
toolbars become hidden. You can recall them if necessary by
clicking with your right mouse button above the toolbar section and
choosing Toolbars from the menu.
Refer to Chapter 4 of the Process Configuration and Operation
Software User Manual (publication 6723-6.5.1) for more information
on PCO menus and the PCO toolbar.
Once you have the PCO Function Configurator up and running, you
will use it to complete the following tasks:
1. Display a configuration worksheet.
2. Configure channels.
3. Configure nodes.
4. Configure function parameters.
5. Download configurations.
6. Upload configurations.
For additional help on using the PCO Function Configurator, refer to
the PCO Function Configurator online help system.
Configuring Your Process
Functions
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