Testing The Program With Plc Hardware Connected; Downloading The Program To The Plc - ABB AC500 Introduction Manual

Now we have to specify the corresponding parameters in the "Communication Parameters" dialog.
Specify the serial interface of the PC with the parameter "Port": double click on the value of "Port",
possibly several times. Click on the "Baudrate" value and then double click the value until "19200" is
displayed. Proceed in the same way to change the "Motorola byteorder" setting from "No" to "Yes".
Confirm your settings with "OK".

Testing the program with PLC hardware connected

Proceed as follows to test the program with PLC hardware connected:

Downloading the program to the PLC

First we have to load the program to the controller. To do this, select the menu item "Online/Login".
The software checks whether the project on the PLC is identical to the project on the PC. If the PLC
does not yet contain a user program, the message "No program available in the controller. Should the
new program be loaded" is displayed. If the project on the PLC differs from the project on the PC, the
following message is displayed:
Select "Yes". Then the program is downloaded from the PC to the PLC. When starting the download
process, the PLC changes to the STOP mode.
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Introduction to AC500 1-91
AC500 / Issued: 07.2006