Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 - Manual (Page 25)

2Ć3 Introduction to the AutoMax Distributed Control System
stop, and delete tasks on the AutoMax Processor or UDC module.
Task error logs are viewed and cleared in the Task Manager.
A menu map for AutoMax Executive V3.x is shown in figure 2.1.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATOR
SystemąSectionąRackąCommandsąSetupąOnăLine
RACK CONFIGURATOR
ConfigureąGoto
TASK MANAGER
TaskąCommandsąOnăLine
VARIABLE CONFIGURATOR
VariablesąGoto
ON LINE MENUS
(DOSĆBASED)
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, AutoMax Executive
V3.x 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.
The library/system/section/rack hierarchy allows you to structure
each application so that it can be easily understood and its parts
accessed quickly. It also allows you to carry out operations, e.g.,
copying, on an entire system, section, or rack.