Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 15)

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Introduction to PanelBuilder
This chapter provides an overview of the PanelBuilder Development
Software. It describes:
the features of PanelBuilder Development Software
available objects, windows and PLC controlled options
Fast, Easy, Offline Configuration
PanelBuilder displays easy-to-use menus and fill-in-the-blank windows.
With arrow keys or a mouse, you choose options from the menus, and
position objects on the screens.
Even a monochrome display can be used to design screens for a color
PanelView terminal. On color computers, the colors are displayed as they
will appear on the PanelView terminal.
Changes and additions to application files are fast and easy: the original
file can be edited, or a copy uploaded from the PanelView terminal to the
development computer.
Application files can be created without a PanelView terminal connected.
To run the application file, however, it must first be downloaded to the
PanelView terminal.
Direct or Data Highway Downloading
Application files can be downloaded from the development computer to
the terminal via the Upload/Download cable (an RS-232 connection), or
via a Data Highway Plus, using the PLC-5 Pass-Through feature.
By using the Data Highway for downloading, you can download to several
terminals from a single development computer without having to go from
terminal to terminal, connecting the Upload/Download cable for each one.
PanelBuilder Features