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5-13SectionW: Edit PC ID
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5-13-4 Displaying the Edit PC ID Menu
To use an Edit PC ID function, select the corresponding item from the Edit PC ID
Menu. Each function is described on the following pages. The Edit PC ID Menu
can be displayed as follows:
Press the F2 (Menu) Key at the PC ID Edit Screen. The Edit PC ID Menu will be
displayed.
5-13-5 Saving PC ID Data as a File — S: Save PC ID
“S: Save PC ID” is used to save created or edited PC ID data as a file.
Note 1) Unless saved, all PC ID data will be lost when the Controller Link Support
Software is exited.
2) If PC ID data has been modified but has not yet been saved as a file, a con-
firmation message will be displayed when you attempt to exit the Controller
Link Support Software.
3) PC ID files for the Controller Link Support Software are compatible with
those for the SYSMAC Support Software. Therefore, PC ID files can be
transferred between them.
1, 2, 3... 1. Select “S: Save PC ID” from the Edit PC ID Menu.
2. Specify the file name (including the directory) to be saved. Enter the file
name with Alphanumeric Keys, then press the Enter Key.
The extension of the file name to be saved must be .PCN. If the extension is
omitted, .PCN will be automatically assigned as an extension.
When this window appears, the data directory specified in the System Setup
will be displayed as the destination. The Insert, Backspace, and Delete
Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed.
You can press the F8 (Files) Key to display the File Name List Screen and
then select a file name from the screen.
If an existing file name is specified, a confirmation message will be dis-
played to ask you to determine whether the file is to be overwritten. Press “Y”
to overwrite the file or press “N” to cancel the save processing, then press
the Enter Key.
3. Enter a title for the file. Enter the title with Alphanumeric Keys. Up to 30 char-
acters can be entered as the title. The Insert, Backspace, and Delete Keys
can be used to correct the characters displayed.
If no title is required, just press the Enter Key.
Press the Enter Key to save.
5-13-6 Reading PC ID Data from a File — L: Retrieve PC ID
“L: Retrieve PC ID” is used to read PC ID data from a file.
No PC IDs are set when the Controller Link Support Software is started. To use
PC ID data that has been created before, the PC ID data must be read from the
file beforehand.