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6.10 Accessing an external network drive/computer
Program
Drive
R4711
or
F:
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SINUMERIK 840Di sl/840D sl/840D Operating Manual HMI-Advanced (BAD) - 01/2008 Edition
6.10 Accessing an external network drive/computer
Function
With the SINDNC software, you can link your control to external
network drives or other computers. The following conditions apply:
• The SINDNC software is installed.
• The computer or drive which you want to link up to is
accessible/enabled.
• A connection to the computer/drive has been established.
• The softkeys to select the drive/computer connection have been
configured by making entries in the file "MMC.INI".
See: Commissioning Manual HMI-Advanced (IM4)
Sequence of operations
You can access network drives 1 to 3 from level 0 of the Program
operating area using horizontal softkeys 4 to 6. With the "ETC" key,
you can access network drive 4 from level 2 using horizontal softkey
7. The cycle directories are also stored at level 2 and are assigned to
softkeys 4 to 6.
When you press a softkey, e.g., "Drive F:" or "R4711" the Explorer
appears on the screen with the data of the external drive, e.g. "Drive
F" or of computer "R4711".
You can perform the following operations (in addition to paging) via
the vertical softkeys in the Program operating area:
•
Copy/insert files (not directories) from network drives in the data
manager. A type conversion cannot be performed according to
the destination directory.
•
Copy/insert from the data manager or a network drive to network
drives. The files are set up on the network drive using DOS
naming conventions. The file name used in the data management
(source) is maintained.
•
Deleting files (no directories) on the network drives
•
Simulation
•
Editing files (find/go to, mark block, edit) if write access to the
drive is enabled.
•
Files on the network drives can be simulated.
This applies to files with the identifier MPF or SPF.
"Program" operating area
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