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Tasks and Kits
3-2 ProMaster 2500 User Manual
What Is a Task?
A Task is a job setup containing all the information necessary to process a
set of devices. A Task records all the parameters of the job setup
including the device type, the data file to be used, and the label text to
print and place on the programmed device. The Task is created once and
saved on disk so that it is available whenever that programming/labeling
job needs to be run.
Overview:
Creating a Task
Figure 3-1 shows the major steps involved in creating a Task for a
programmable logic device (PLD). Once the Task has been created, the
system operator simply selects it from a screen similar to screen 2 (see
Figure 3-1) and the entire system configuration and data file download is
completed with a single keystroke.
The steps below outline the task creation process (see Figure 3-1). For
purposes of this example, ignore all references to
Kits
. These are special
applications for Tasks that will be discussed later in this chapter.
1. From the
Main
TaskLink screen, select
Tasks
(see screen 1).
2. Select
Add Task
(see screen 1).
3. Enter the new Task name on the
Task Name
line on screen 2. Press
↵
to move to screen 3.
4. Select at least one
Device(s)
, a
Data Source
, and at least one
Process(es)
(see screen 3). If your Data Source is a PC disk file, you
must select a data file
Translation Format
and give the name and
path for the
Data File
.
5. There are some additional logic programming parameters, which you
may choose to change from their default settings. Choose
<More...>
to access these parameters. See “General Parameters” on page 3-20.
6. Screen 4 allows you to select
Logic Parameters
from a list of
parameter menu options.
7. Screen 5 lets you select device verify and file download parameters.
When you have finished, select
<OK>
to save your choices and close
the dialog box.
8. Select <
Save>
to record all the parameters on your PC disk.