User guide

Software
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Modsoft Lite
(A984-1xx, E984-
24x/251/255
Only)
Modsoft Lite (371SPU921000) is provided on 3.5 inch diskettes.
Standard panel software packages include the editors listed in the following table.
For a detailed description of Modsoft lite and its operations, see the Modsoft Lite
Programmer User Manual (GM-MSLT-001).
Modsoft Full-
Feature (A984-
1xx, E984-24x/
251/255 Only)
Modsoft full-feature (SW-MSxD-9SA) is an integrated software tool for
programming, testing, and documenting application logic for 984 controllers. The
full-feature Modsoft package includes all of the Modsoft Lite editor functions as well
as enhanced features, such as sequential function chart (SFC) and macros.
Editor Description
Configurator Defines controller and communication parameters, allocates memory,
accesses controller operations and specials (e.g., battery coil register, timer
register, and time-of-day clock)
I/O Map Links discrete and register reference numbers to modules in the I/O
subsystems. Defines I/O data types
Programmer Generates, edits, monitors ladder logic, and accesses controller
Transfer Loads programs from disk to controller, records 984 memory to disk, and
compares programs on disk and in memory
Print Generates hard copy of user logic program and prints user comments
Environment Defines default configurations for the panel software (e.g., printer setup, file
locations, and so forth