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3.
PROGRAMMING THE MARQUEE
The following example demonstrates how to enter the project information for a ToughSmart
Marquee communicating to an EZ PLC via EZ Ethernet TCP/IP protocol.
3.1
ENTER PROJECT INFORMATION
Open ToughSmartMarquee programming software . The following dialog box appears:
Entering Project information:
1.
On the Project Information
screen, click on the
Edit Program OFF-LINE (Write to Panel Later)
button.
2.
Under
Project Name
, enter the same. The primary ToughSmartMarquee file has a “.tsm” suffix.
3.
Click on the DOWN arrow to the right of
PLC Type and Protocol
to view the list. In this example,
select EZ PLC (Ethernet TCP/IP) – Connecting to an EZ PLC via Ethernet TCP/IP protocol.
4.
Click on the
View/Edit PLC Com Setup
to edit the PLC attributes. The PLC Attributes dialog box
applicable to the type of PLC selected in Step 3 above, will appear. Here you can make changes to
the PLC communication setup. If communicating over Ethernet, “
Add PLC Details
” along with its
Ethernet IP, gateway, Subnet masks etc. Click on OK to save the changes or ‘Help’ to view the help
topics available for that particular PLC.
5.
Now that you have entered the project information, click
OK
to save the project. You may
click on
Clear
to clear the Project details and start over.
Exit
can be used to quit without
saving the Project.
Select PLC Type and protocol
