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Intr oduc tion ProMas ter 250 0 User M anual 3/97 1-13 TaskLink Software Task Link sof tware ru ns on a PC and coordi nates d evice pr ogrammi ng, testing, handl ing, labeling, and bin ning operatio ns on the ProM aster …

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Introduction
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Display
The 160-character, 4-line, back-lit display prompts you with menus
during setup and diagnostic testing and for all operations in local mode.
ON
—A green LED behind this status indicator is on whenever the
system is turned on. This is not a control key.
Main Menu
—The 2500 Main Menu is shown below.
Making a Selection
—To make a selection from a menu, enter the
number of the function you want to use. That function’s sub-menu will be
displayed.
Default Values
—On most of the front panel messages, the 2500 displays
the default value in parentheses. If you press
ENTER
without making a
change, the default value is entered.
Prompts
—To respond to a prompt, type the appropriate entry from the
keyboard. To answer Yes, press
Y
.
Keyboard
From the keyboard you can enter upper- and lower-case letters as well as
special characters. These are selected by pressing
SHIFT
and the
character key at the same time.
All keys except
ENTER
are auto-repeating, with a half-second delay.
The message
PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
does not apply to
SHIFT
or
LOWER CASE
. These keys are used most often to configure the 2500 to
operate in remote (
LOWER CASE
+
R
) and local (
LOWER CASE
+
L
)
modes.
Arrows
—Use the
↑
,
↓
,
←
, or
→
arrow keys to move the cursor.
* * * PROMASTER 2500 MAIN MENU * * *
ENTER THE NUMBER OF THE DESIRED FUNCTION
1 - OPERATIONS 3 - SYSTEM SETUP
2 - FILE UTILITIES 4 - DIAGNOSTICS
Introduction
ProMaster 2500 User Manual 3/97 1-13
TaskLink Software
TaskLink software runs on a PC and coordinates device programming,
testing, handling, labeling, and binning operations on the ProMaster
2500. TaskLink is available in a DOS version and a Windows™ version.
The software procedures and instructions in this manual assume the use
of TaskLink for DOS. If you are using the Windows version, refer to the
TaskLink for Windows Getting Started Guide
and the associated online Help
for detailed information.
PC System
Requirements
TaskLink (DOS) has the following minimum system requirements:
AT
,
PS/2
,
386
,
486
, or
Pentium™ PC
with the following:
• DOS 3.3 or later (DOS 5.0 or higher recommended)
• 640K RAM (2 MB of extended RAM recommended)
• Extended memory manager such as
himem.sys
or QEMM
(recommended)
• Disk-caching software, such as
smartdrv.sys
(recommended)
• Two RS-232C serial ports assigned as COM1 and COM2
•Microsoft
®
-compatible bus mouse (optional)
• A hard disk with at least 2 MB of free disk space
• Color monitor (recommended)
• 3.5-inch disk drive
• Two RS-232 serial cables
Modes of Operation
TaskLink displays different screens depending on whether it is to be run
by the system administrator or the system operator. These two modes are
started using different commands and serve different purposes.
•The
system administrator
defines the specific configurations for each
Task (job) that the operator will run. The menus in
administrator
mode
display all the options available through TaskLink. Specific
steps involved in creating a Task are described in Chapter 3.
•The
system operator
is interested in achieving quick, error-free
processing of devices. The first screen displayed in
operator mode
presents a list of Tasks that have been created by the system
administrator. The operator selects a Task to run and begins
processing devices after a minimal number of screen selections. The
typical procedure for selecting and running a Task is described in
Chapter 4.
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How to Use
TaskLink Screens
Figure 1-9 shows the TaskLink main screen for the system administrator.
The
Options
pull-down menu has been selected.
When you first enter TaskLink, the message line prompts you to press the
A
LT
key on your PC keyboard. This highlights the
Setup
selection and a
single letter on the other menu bar options. Press
↵
to select
Setup
or
press the highlighted letter key for any displayed option you wish to
select. For example, to select the
Options
pull-down menu as shown in
Figure 1-9, press
A
LT
+
O
.
Select the
Handler Type...
option by doing one of the following:
•Press
H
on the keyboard.
•Use the
↓
to move the cursor bar to that selection and then press
↵
.
• Move the mouse cursor to that selection and press the mouse’s select
button.
When you move the cursor to a new entry field on the TaskLink screen,
the message line in the lower left corner changes to explain the options
and prompts you for the required action.
The three trailing dots (ellipsis) that you see on most lines indicate that
you will need to make another choice on the next screen before TaskLink
will have enough information to execute the operation. In the example
above, select the handler system and then press
↵
.
Types of Screen Selections
There are several types of screen selections you will make in TaskLink. If
you select
Setup
from the main screen and then press
G
to access the
General Parameters
dialog box, the following selection options would be
displayed (see Figure ).
Dialog Boxes
—A dialog box allows you to select or set different
parameters. They can contain push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons,
and entry fields. This
General Parameters
screen is an example of a
dialog box. Use
T
AB
to move between the selection groups.
Figure 1-9
TaskLink Main Screen: Options
Pull-Down Menu Selected