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Drive Setup
The setup options logically group together the necessary positioning drive values into data entry
screens for editing. Everything necessary to prepare a drive for use can be accomplished in this
option.
Upload Data From Drive
When this option is selected, PCX will PCead the values that are stored in the drives memory.
Next, PCX will attempt to save the data to a user specified disk file name. When completed, the
newly created file may be used for downloading to another drive or in the off line options,
editing and printing. Uploading may take a few minutes to complete depending on the system
being read from.
Download Data From Drive
When this option is selected, PCX will attempt to list all files that have the extension of “.PCX”
from the current directory. The user may select, from the list, a file to write to the drive. When
selected, all values in the drive will be replaced by those from the file specified. If no files are
found in the current directory, no downloading may take place. Downloading may take a few
minutes to complete, depending on the system being written to.
Diagnostics
When this option is selected, PCX will monitor and display the status of the drive. This mode is
useful when troubleshooting a system.
Shell
A DOS shell provides the user with a way to enter DOS commands without exiting PCX. In
order for shell to work properly, the COMMAND.COM file must be accessible by PCX; This
may be accomplished by using the DOS PATH or COPY command.
Terminal Mode
In this mode, the computer will operate as a dumb terminal. This means that the computer will
send and receive ASCII serial commands. These commands can be used in place of the menus
described in ON LINE SELECTION. However, this mode does not contain any help screens or
instructions on how to program. The user must be cautious in this mode because whatever is
typed is sent to the drive. Incorrect entries could be motion commands and if so, the drive would
execute them.
NOTE:
Programming should be done entirely with the PCX software or through the dumb
terminal ASCII serial commands – BUT NOT BOTH. If both programming methods
are used, there is a chance that not all the parameters entered through the dumb terminal
will be transferred to the PCX software. This may lead to unpredictable behavior of the
drive.
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