ProSoft Technology MVI56-BAS - Manual (Page 53)

MVI56-BAS ♦ ControlLogix Platform Using the Program Port (PRT1)
BASIC Module (DB/BAS Compatible) User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 53 of 234
December 13, 2011
5.5 Creating Offline BASIC programs
You can use a regular ASCII editor such as Notepad, Wordpad (Windows) or
EDIT.EXE (DOS) in order to edit and save offline BASIC programs.
When saving programs, choose a name starting with a letter and containing no
more than 8 (eight) characters. Save your BASIC program with a "BAS"
extension (.BAS). For example: TEST.BAS would be a valid BASIC program
name.
This section describes how to transfer BASIC programs between the local PC
and the MVI56-BAS modules. After the program has been transferred to the
MVI56-BAS module it should be loaded to RAM memory using the LOAD
command in order to be ready to be executed.
5.5.1 Downloading BASIC Files From a PC to the MVI56-BAS
In order to download BASIC programs to the module, the MVI56-BAS running
program will have to be interrupted. You must run the RY.EXE program which
uses the Y-Modem protocol. All steps are described in this section:
Step 1
Remove the module from the rack and place the setup jumper ON.
Put the module back into the rack.
Step 2
Connect the ASCII Terminal software to Port 2 (19200 baud rate) and enter
"exit" in order to exit the MVI56-BAS program. The program (running at Port 1)
should exit to DOS prompt.