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Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 User Manual

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Using the System Configurator

that all tasks in the rack will be deleted when you load the AutoMax

operating system to the Processor(s) in the rack. To ensure that the

values of any tunable variables will be maintained in their

respective tasks, you should save all application tasks in the

rack that contain tunable variables back to the personal

computer from the rack (see 14.4) after you have finished tuning

variables, and before you load the new operating system. If you

are loading a more recent version of the operating system, you may

need to reĆcompile your application tasks using the corresponding

Programming Executive software before downloading them to the

rack.
UDC modules use nonĆvolatile Flash memory to store their operating

systems and UDC application tasks, so you will need to reĆload the

UDC operating system only when enhancements become available

or when a UDC module in the rack is replaced. Note carefully that all

tasks in the UDC module will be deleted when you load the UDC

operating system to that particular UDC module.
See Appendix T for problems that can occur when you load

operating systems.
Types of AutoMax Operating Systems
The AutoMax operating system, which oversees the operation of the

AutoMax Processors and the execution of application tasks, is

provided in three versions: 6010/6011ĆStandard, 6010/6011ĆEthernet,

and 7010ĆStandard. The 6010/6011ĆStandard or 6010/6011Ć Ethernet

operating system can be loaded onto M/N 57C430A or 57C431

Processors. In order to use the Ethernet functions that allow

communication over Ethernet using the TCP/IP protocol, an Ethernet

Network Interface module (M/N 47C440) must be installed in the rack

and the Ethernet operating system must be used. The Ethernet

operating system is also required if any of the following functions are

used in BASIC tasks: READVAR%, WRITEVAR%, FINDVAR!, and

CONVERT%. The 7010 Ć Standard operating system, which supports

all of the Ethernet functions, must be used with the M/N 57C435

Processor.
When you load the AutoMax operating system to the Processor

modules in the rack, you will be prompted for which operating

system you want to load for the M/N 57C430A and M/N 57C431

Processors. The 7010ĆStandard operating system will be loaded to all

M/N57C435 Processors. Note that if you have loaded the 6010/6011Ć

Standard operating system and then attempt to use the Ethernet

communication functions in an application task, the Processor will

display error code 4A on its LEDs when you try to put the task into

run.
The 6010/6011ĆEthernet operating system will occupy approximately

134K of RAM, leaving 122K available for application tasks on the M/N

57C430A Processor. The 6010/6011ĆStandard operating system will

occupy approximately 119K of RAM, leaving 137K available for

application tasks on the M/N 57C430A Processor. The M/N 57C431

makes 300K available for application tasks, regardless of which

operating system is used. The M/N 57C435 also makes 300K

available for application tasks.
Time Required to Load Operating Systems
The operating system(s) will be loaded at the maximum baud rate

available for the Processor being used. If you are using 6010/6011

and 7010 Processors in the same rack, make sure that the leftmost

Processor is a 7010 (M/N 57C435) Processor. This will allow the