User guide

Chapter 2. Communication 37
DOS Support Software for Stand-Alone Products
The 6000 DOS Support Disk, which provides a program for RS-232C terminal emulation and
program editing for stand-alone products, is available from your local ATC or distributor (or
contact Compumotor at the numbers listed on the inside cover of this manual).
This program is designed to communicate to a Compumotor 6000 Series stand-alone product
via your computer's RS-232C port.
Installing and Running the Program
Install ...... Place the disk in drive A. Change to drive A by typing “A:”. At the DOS prompt for
drive A type “INSTALL”.
Run ......... Type “6000” at the DOS prompt.
Pressing the ENTER key will move you down a level into the program, and pressing the
ESCAPE key will move you up a level. At any point in the program you can get help
information by pressing F1.
The main menu gives you a choice of selecting Editor, Terminal Emulator, Set-Up, or
Quit. The choices are described below.
Menu Item Description
Editor Allows you to create motion control programs for use in your 6000 Series product.
Programs can be stored to disk and recalled from disk. Programs may be downloaded
to the 6000 Series product.
F1 - Help: Help is always available by pressing F1.
F2 - Upload: Upload a program from a 6000 Series product.
F3 - Download: Download a program to a 6000 Series product.
F4 - File: • Recall a stored program from disk
• Save the editor's contents to disk
• Delete a program
• Insert a stored program into the editor at the cursor position
• Print the editor's contents
• Specify the current working directory for the above file operations
• Specify a file pattern for the above file operations
F5 - Commands: 6000 Series programming commands and their descriptions.
F6 - Clear: Clear the editor's contents.
Terminal Emulator Puts the computer in communication with a 6000 Series product. The computer is
emulating a dumb terminal . When in this mode, commands entered are directly sent to
the 6000 Series product.
The 6000 DOS Support Program requires a 3-wire RS-232C interface (Rx, Tx, and
GND). When entering the Terminal Emulator, the RS-232C interface is automatically
verified. If the interface is not functional, go to Set-Up to set the proper RS-232C
parameters and to verify the interface.
Set-Up Allows modification of important Editor and Terminal Emulator parameters:
• Editor Size (64 K)
• Baud Rate (default for 6000 Series products is 9600)
• Data Bits (set to 8)
• Parity (set to NONE)
• Stop Bits (set to 1)
• COM1/COM2 (select a communication port)
• Command Delay (adjustable delay between commands from the Editor's
Download function)
• Check Out (test for proper serial connection to the 6000 series product)
Quit Quit the program and return to DOS.