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If you want to continue working right away, skip the following short overview of
the downloader.
Downloader For detailed information about the downloader see 'Documentation' on the CD.
Using the downloader ensures, e.g.:
- to load the operating system in the controller (which happens in the next step)
- to read the program file from the controller
- to write the previously read program file into a new controller
- to save data from the controller
To be more precise, the program file is read as a hex file. This depends on the
fact that the entire file for the project, the source file, with visualisation,
assignments, declarations, comments, etc. is stored on the hard disk of the PC.
The compiled program file is then loaded into the controller as a hex file. After
reading, this file can virtually not be edited. Reading would make sense, e.g., if
you want to transfer a program from one controller to another and the source
file is not accessible. The other functions are self-explanatory.
To save a program file only use the Downloader tool, not the items 'Write file
into controller' and 'Load file from controller' in the 'Online' menu of
CoDeSys.
We will show you briefly how to load the operating system. Here it would not be
necessary because one system has already been loaded.
The file needed has been opened in the downloader. The only thing that
remains to be done is to click 'Load into controller' (Figure 85) and to wait
until the process is completed.
Interface If you receive an error message while the connection between the PC and the
controller is being established, (Figure 86 or Figure 83 instead), you should
check if:
- the controller is switched on or
- the correct interface is set up.
E.g.:
Figure 86: Transmission Error
Click on Interface parameter in the menu bar (Figure 85).
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