Phoenix Contact 2701027 NLC-050-024D-06I-04QTP-00A nanoLine Base Unit 24ßV/DC / PNP 2701027 Data Sheet
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Running Projects and Controlling the nanoLC
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6.3
Connecting to the nanoLC
Before transferring a project to or from the nanoLC, starting or stopping the project,
monitoring it, or performing any other operations on the nanoLC, connect to it. To perform a
software connection from nanoNavigator to the nanoLC, the nanoLC and PC must be
physically connected. Follow these steps:
1.
Verify that there is a physical connection between the nanoLC and the PC (see
2.
Select the “nanoLC... Connect” menu. This is the only menu item available (other than
“Verify Program”, “Configuration”, and “Memory Module”) in the “Connect” menu until
nanoNavigator is connected to the nanoLC.
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If a communication port isn’t already selected, nanoNavigator displays the “Select
COM Port” dialog box (see Figure 6-3). Use the drop-down list to select the COM
port that has the cable connection to the nanoLC.
Figure 6-3
“Select COM Port” dialog box
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If the nanoLC doesn’t have a project loaded, nanoNavigator displays a message.
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If the nanoLC has a different project loaded, nanoNavigator displays a message
and warns that running the nanoLC with a different project loaded in nanoNavigator
isn’t possible.
6.4
Downloading a Project
To download a project from nanoNavigator to the nanoLC, follow these steps:
1.
If nanoNavigator isn’t currently connected to the nanoLC, follow the steps in
2.
Select “nanoLC... Download to nanoLC” to download the project. This transfers the
executable project to the nanoLC.
For more information on making a physical connection between the nanoLC and a PC,
see the “nanoLC Hardware User Manual.”
Although projects can be uploaded to the PC and modified from the uploaded version, the
data item names do not get downloaded, so it is important to keep a copy of the original
source project on the PC.