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Task s and Ki ts 3-6 ProMa ster 25 00 U ser Ma nual You may also wish to enter su ch hand ler setup parame ters as b lank chec k number, programm ing module a nd configuratio n, label size, and sumcheck (for example, AMD…

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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

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Selecting the Data

Source

Select the

Data Source

field to choose where the 2500 will retrieve the

data to be programmed in the device.

When you select

PC Disk File

, two additional fields allow you to select a

data translation format and a data file name. These additional entry fields

are:

• Data File

• Translation Format

If you select

Master Device

as the data source, TaskLink will prompt the

operator to insert a master device into the input track section. The beam

places this device in the programming module and its data is read into

RAM. The master device is then placed into the device recess next to the

labeler.

If you select

Programmer Disk File

, TaskLink looks for the data file on

either the 2500’s floppy disk drive (A:) or one of the Mass Storage Module

drives (C: or D:). Files from these programmer disks are unformatted data

files. If you do not specify a drive before the file name, TaskLink looks for

the file on drive A.

Programmer disk file commands are not displayed on the TaskLink

menus by default. To see these commands on the TaskLink menus, you

must select the

Enable Programmer Disk Options

from the

Set

Preferences

dialog box (see Figure 3-21).

Data File Entry Field

The most common method of retrieving programming data is to

download it from a PC file to the 2500’s RAM. Press

to move the

cursor to the

Data File

field and enter the name of the data file. Include

the PC drive letter and path if the file is not located in the same directory

as TaskLink. The entry line “

drive:\path\file_name

” might look

something like “

c:\pld_data\U49.jed.

”

TaskLink displays a list of data files on the screen. To see the list, move

the cursor to the

Data File field and press

. Use

and the arrow keys

to move the cursor to a file on the list. Press

↵

and the file is selected for

this Task. TaskLink returns to the

Edit Task

dialog box and displays the

path and filename. (The Host Command and the Terminal/Host options

are not currently used on the 2500.)

Translation Format Entry

Field

After data is created, it is stored in a particular data translation format.

When downloading from a host or PC disk file, you must set up TaskLink

to use the same translation format.

Select a new translation format by moving the cursor to the

Translation

Format

entry field. Press

to access the Translation Format list box, and

use the arrow keys or the mouse and scroll bar to scroll through the list

and highlight the translation format you want. Press

↵

to select that

format. TaskLink returns to the

Edit Task

dialog box and displays the

new translation format.

Note: When you choose a format, consider its compatibility with high speed

download.