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Task s and Ki ts ProM aster 25 00 User Manua l 3-5 Use the arrow ke ys (or press A ) to highl ight the Add T ask option , and press ↵ to select it. The Add Task dialog box appears (see Figure 3-3) with the cursor in th e…

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Creating a Task for a Logic Device

This section describes how to create a Task for a logic device and

describes the necessary parameters.

The area on the screen in which you enter or select each parameter is

referred to in this manual as the parameter entry field or, simply, field.

Not all of the TaskLink parameter fields must be changed from their

default values. You may accept the default settings on many fields while

creating your Tasks.

There are several parameters or commands that all users must define in

order to create a functioning PLD (or memory device) Task. These are

known as mandatory Task fields and are listed below:

•

Device(s)

— Define device to be programmed.

•

Data Source

— Select the source of data to be programmed into the

device.

•

Process(es)

— Define the operations to be performed on the device.

•

Handling/Labeling Parameters...

— Define the device orientation

and label.

The mandatory fields are shown in the large bold letters in selected

paragraphs below. Parameters that are not shown in large bold letters are

not required for the Task to run and process devices.

Note: This manual is written for users who are using the PC keyboard to make

selections from the TaskLink screens. The same selections can be made

with a mouse by simply moving the mouse pointer over the defined field

and then pressing the mouse button.

Adding a Task

Start creating a new Task from the main TaskLink screen. To access the

Tasks

menu, press

(Figure 3-2). You can run, add, edit,

duplicate, and remove Tasks or Kits from this menu.

Figure 3-2

Add Task Pull-down Menu

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Use the arrow keys (or press

) to highlight the

Add Task

option, and

press

↵

to select it. The

Add Task

dialog box appears (see Figure

3-3) with the cursor in the

Name

entry field.

The Tasks and Kits available in the current Task/Kit database file (shown

in the Task/Kit Database entry field at the top of the dialog box) are listed

in the Task/Kit list box.

Selecting Database

Files

TaskLink stores all Tasks and Kits in a database file with a

.tsk

extension.

The file can be given any valid DOS filename. Throughout this manual,

any file with a

.tsk

extension refers to a database file.

You can create as many or as few database files as you want. However,

all the Tasks in a Kit must be from the same database file. Kits are a

special application for Tasks and are described in detail later in this

chapter. You can have up to a maximum of 2500 Tasks/Kits in any

database file.

To change to a different Task database file (

xxxx

.tsk), press

HIFT

to move the screen cursor to the

Task/Kit Database

entry field. Enter the

path and filename of the new database file, or display the file selection

dialog box by pressing

. After you select the file, move the screen

cursor to

< OK >

and press

↵

to accept the new database filename.

Naming a Task/Kit

From the

Task/Kit Name

field, enter a name for the Task you are

creating. This name can be up to 25 printable characters long. Press

↵

accept the Task name. The

Edit Task “

Task_name

”

dialog box appears on

the screen with the cursor in the

Description

entry field (see Figure 3-4).

Entering a Task

Description

This optional description field, which can contain up to 40 printable

characters, appears in the Task/Kit list box. Operators can refer to it as

they select a Task to run. For example, a Task named 701-2657-009 could

have the following description: “Device A on Board C for

product_name.

”

Figure 3-3

Add Task Dialog Box

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You may also wish to enter such handler setup parameters as blank check

number, programming module and configuration, label size, and

sumcheck (for example,

AMD 22V10/4 20R-2 0906K S/C 0000)

Selecting a Device

From the

Edit Task

dialog box, create a list of devices that operators

choose from when they run the Task. A maximum of five devices can be

selected for each Task.

You can use either of the following two device selection methods to

create a Task-specific device list.

•

Wild card device selection

—Allows you to use standard PC

wildcard options to have TaskLink display a list of parts with similar

core numbers. For more information on using wild card selection,

refer to the Task Device Type(s) topic in the

General Help Index

the

Help

menu or press

for the online help text.

•

Device list selection

—Choose device names as they appear on the

device list (including Keep Current and Extended Algorithms). A list

box displays manufacturers names. After a manufacturer is chosen,

the box displays a list of device part numbers.

The most common method is specifying device names using the name

shown on the 2500’s Device List. TaskLink will display those devices on

the screen for you to select.

Press

to move the screen cursor to the

Device(s)

field. Press

. The

Select Device

dialog box appears with the cursor in the

Device Type

field. Press

to move to the

Manufacturers

parameter entry field, and

use the arrow key to move the screen cursor to highlight the desired

device manufacturer.

Press

to move to the

Devices for ...

parameter entry field, which

displays a list of supported devices by part number. Highlight the

desired device. Press

↵

to select the device. TaskLink returns to the

Device(s) entry field in the Edit Task dialog box and displays the part just

selected.

Figure 3-4

Edit Task Dialog Box