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8 displaying module information, 9 repairing a rack configuration – Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 User Manual

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6Ć11

Configuring Racks

The backup procedure creates a copy of the rack,

module, and variable databases in a subdirectory called

AMXWORK on the drive designated for temporary working

files during the AutoMax Setup procedure. Note that the

AMXWORK subdirectory name is reserved by the

Programming Executive. If you select to have the

databases backed up and an error occurs during the

move, you can use the Repair command to correct the

rack configuration. See 6.9 for the Repair procedure.

Step 5.

Select OK to begin the move or Cancel to return to the

Rack Configurator window without executing the changes.

6.8

Displaying Module Information

The following procedure enables you to display the information for

the module in the selected slot, but no changes can be made.
Step 1.

Select the module for which you want information

displayed.

Step 2.

Select Display Info from the Configure menu. A dialog box

will display information in the database about the selected

module.

Step 3.

Select OK to return to the Rack Configurator window.

6.9

Repairing a Rack Configuration

Errors can occur if variables are found in an empty slot or if a module

or variables are assigned to nonĆexistent slots. These errors will not

be evident until you try to generate the configuration file for

downloading to the Processor(s) in the rack or you perform a Verify

operation on an application task.
Errors like these can result when a rack is created by the Import

procedure, or if the database files are modified outside of the

AutoMax Executive software. Any variables (and the module, if

present) or local variables with unresolved networkĆwide names can

be removed by using the following procedure.
The Repair option should be used only if the Programming Executive

software displays an error message notifying you of an error.

Otherwise, this option works in exactly the same way as Remove,

which deletes a module and the associated variables.
When you use the Repair option, you will need to enter the slot

number referred to in the error message on the screen. If the

message refers to slot 99, there has been an error involving common

memory variables, which are stored in slot 99" for the purposes of

the database. When these variables are configured in the Variable

Configurator, they are actually mapped into slots containing

Common Memory modules or Processor modules.
Use the following procedure to repair a configuration.
Step 1.

Select Repair from the Configure menu. The Repair dialog

box will be displayed.

Step 2.

Select one of the following options:
Delete modules and variables Ć Deletes the module and all

assigned variables for the designated slot.