Allen-Bradley 1747-PBASE, Programming Manual

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Publication 1746-PM001A-US-P
Installing the Software 1-3
To interface the communication port (COM1 or COM2) on your personal
computer with port DH485 on the module, use an Allen-Bradley 1747-PIC
Interface/Converter:
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for direct connection to port DH485 on the module
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plus an Allen-Bradley 1747-AIC Isolated Link Coupler to interface your
personal computer with a DH485 network on which the module resides
To interface the communication port (COM1 through COM8) on your personal
computer with the port PRT1 on the module, use a 9-pin female to 25-pin male
for the 1771-DB/B null modem cable or a 9-pin female to 9-pin female D-shell for
the 1746-BAS or 1746-BAS-T null modem cable.
To communicate with the module without using one of the communication ports
on your personal computer, use an Allen-Bradley 1784-KR DH485 Interface Card
and 1747-AIC Link Coupler for direct connection to port DH485 on the module.
For cable details and jumper settings associated with these different configurations,
refer to the
SLC 500 BASIC and BASIC-T User Manual (publication number
1746-UM004A-US-P).
You should have two 3.5 inch disks or three 5.25 inch disks.
Installation Procedure
Before installing your BASIC Development Software, the autoexec.bat file in your
personal computer should be modified to include the \ABBASIC\BDS directory in
its path command. This allows the BASIC Development Software to be initiated
from any directory in the hard disk.
Use some form of file editing (most DOS systems come with an editing program
called EDLIN) to add this statement to the path line in the autoexec.bat file on
your personal computer. You may need to refer to the DOS manual for your
personal computer for detailed information on structuring and editing this file. An
example of a typical path statement with this directory added would be as follows:
PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\MOUSE;C:\ABBASIC\BDS;
Table 1.1 Disk Contents
Disk
Number
Contents
3.5 inch disks Contents
5.25 inch disks
1 INSTALL.EXE IDENTIFY.TXT
MACROS.EXE HELP.EXE INSTALL.EXE IDENTIFY.TXT
HELP.EXE
2 IDENTIFY.TXT BASICEX.EXE
TRANS.EXE MISC.EXE IDENTIFY.TXT
MACROS.EXE
3 none IDENTIFY.TXT BASICEX.EXE
TRANS.EXE MISC.EXE