MACHINESHOP

Getting Started Guide

Parker Automation - CTC Phone: 513-831-2340

50 W. TechneCenter Drive, Milford, Ohio 45150 Technical Support: 513-248-1714

A3-05724-103
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Product Warranty Information

Parker Automation - CTC provides top quality products through rigid testing and the
highest quality control standards. However, should a problem occur with your hardware or
with the software protection key, our standard product warranty covers these items for 15
months from the date of shipment. Exceptions appear below:
• Backlight bulbs have a 90-day warranty.
• Third-party products, such as bus cards, carry the manufacturer’s specified
warranty.
• For all displays, image retention (burn-in) is not covered by warranty.
• Software revisions that occur within 60 days after purchase are available, under
warranty, upon request. Please review the MachineShop License Agreement for
additional software warranty information.
If you have any questions about your application or need technical assistance, please call
Technical Support at 513-248-1714, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. You may call
this same number after hours for emergency assistance. See Customer Support Services on
page 5 for more information about our support products and services.
 Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview and Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s in this User Guide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Documentation Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ISO Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Customer Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Training and New Business Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Application Engineering Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Support Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2 Introducing MachineShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

MachineShop Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Development System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Runtime System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Working with Security Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Understanding the Security Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Security Key Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Enabling Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Transferring Enabled Options between Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Getting Started with MachineShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Reading IPM Projects in MachineShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting MachineShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
MachineShop User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transfer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Project Management Rebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Suite Navigation Rebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transfer Rebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 3 Managing Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Overview of MachineShop Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Project Directory Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Startup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the Project Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Create a New Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Open an Existing Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Save a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Delete a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
View Project Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Edit a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Project Description Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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MachineLogic Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MachineLogic Memory and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MachineLogic I/O Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
MachineLogic Runtime Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Chapter 4 Adding Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

MachineShop Direct Serial Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
MachineShop Net Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
LAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ethernet Point to Point Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configure TCP/IP Properties in Windows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configure TCP/IP Properties in Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configure TCP/IP Properties in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Add Connection in MachineShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
MachineShop Net PPP Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
IPM Compatible Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Disk Transfer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 5 Backing Up Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Creating a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Local Project Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Remote Project Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Restoring a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Restore Backup to the Local System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Restore Project to a Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 6 Transferring Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Downloading a Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Download Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Uploading a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Upload Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 7 Customizing MachineShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Set the Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Move the MachineShop Toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Move the MachineShop Rebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Add, Edit, and Remove Suite Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Add a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Edit a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Remove a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Appendix A MachineShop Dial-Up Networking Connections . . 89

95/98 Dial-Up Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Create a Dial-Up Connection in Windows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Configure the Connection in Windows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Windows NT Dial-Up Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Create a Dial-Up Connection in Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Configure the Connection in Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Windows 2000 Dial-Up Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Create a Dial-Up Connection in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Configure the Connection in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix B Cable Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

10 Base-T, 100 Base-T Ethernet LAN Cable Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
10 Base-T, 100 Base-T Ethernet Peer to Peer Crossover Cable Pinout . . .108
MachineShop Serial PPP Cable with Hardware Handshaking Pinout . . . . .109
MachineShop Serial PPP Null Modem Cable with Loopback Pinout . . . . . .110

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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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 Chapter 1

Overview and Support

Services

This chapter explains what is in this User Guide. It also describes

the documentation standards used in the Guide and important
customer support services.

Chapter Contents
What’s in this User Guide? 2
Documentation Standards 3
Customer Support Services 4
What’s in this User Guide? Chapter 1: Manual Overview and Support Services

What’s in this This Guide describes the MachineShop user interface and
provides instructions on how to create and manage projects which
User Guide? use Interact applications and/or MachineLogic projects.
In the Guide, you will find the following chapters:
Chapter Title Contents
1 Overview and Guide contents, users, and
Support Services Support Services.
2 Introducing Hardware and software re-
MachineShop quirements, navigation,
help, and interface.
3 Managing Create, open, view and
Projects manage projects.
4 Adding Connec- File transfer setup and
tions MachineShop Net connec-
tions
5 Backing Up Backup and restore local
Projects and remote projects
6 Transferring Transfer files to and from
Projects the runtime system
7 Customizing Options and Toolbar
MachineShop
Appendix MachineShop Create and configure con-
A Dial-Up Network- nections in Windows 95/98/
ing Connections NT
Appendix Cable Pinouts Pinouts for LAN, crossover
B and serial cables

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Chapter 1: Manual Overview and Support Services Documentation Standards

Documentation This Guide uses the following documentation standards:

Standards Style Type of Text

Bold Important terms
Courrier font Text to be entered from the keyboard.
Note Alternative approaches or issues.
Important Information to save time and minimize
problems.
Warning Information that will prevent equipment
damage or persona injury.

ISO Symbols This documentation uses the following caution symbols.

Symbol Meaning
International Standards Organization
(ISO) symbol for Caution (ISO 3864 No.
B.3.1). Denotes activity that could affect
operation of the computer if instructions
are not followed.
PowerStation PS Series User Guide ISO
symbol for Caution—risk of electrical
shock (ISO 3864 No B.3.6). Denotes ac-
tivity that could cause personal injury
from electrical shock or damage to
equipment if instructions are not fol-
lowed.

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Customer Support Services Chapter 1: Manual Overview and Support Services

Customer We welcome your thoughts and suggestions on our products and

services. You can contact us by telephone, email, or fax. You can
Support also visit Parker Automation - CTC on the World Wide Web to
Services learn the latest about our hardware, software, and customer
support services.
Telephone 513-831-2340
Technical Support 513-248-1714
Fax 513-831-5042
E-mail [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
World Wide Web www.ctcusa.com
We recognize that every customer and every application have
different support needs, sowe offer four types of customer support
services:
• Technical Support
• Training and New Business Development
• Product Support Program
• Documentation

Technical Support The Technical Support department welcomes your questions as

you develop or run your applications. We offer complimentary
support for any customer, whether you are an end-user, original
equipment manufacturer (OEM), system integrator, or distributor.
If you have a question about MachineShop, Interact, or
MachineLogic, be sure to complete the following steps:
1. Check the Readme files installed with the software. These
files provide general information about the release.
2. Consult the appropriate documentation and other printed
materials included with MachineShop, Interact, and
MachineLogic.
3. Check the online help. MachineShop, Interact, and Machine-
Logic each have extensive online help facilities that cover all
aspects of the product.

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Chapter 1: Manual Overview and Support Services Customer Support Services

If you cannot find a solution using one of the preceeding sources:

1. Call your CTC products distributor for support.
2. View the Technical Support web page at www.ctcusa.com.
You’ll find answers to Frequently Asked Questions, applica-
tion notes, product user guides, and software downloads that
may be helpful.
3. Call Technical Support at 513-248-1714, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Eastern Time.
You can call this same number after hours for emergency assis-
tance.

Training and New Parker Automation - CTC supports all products through training
Business programs, consulting services, and a Product Support Program.
Development
Training
We offer training on all of our products, either at Parker Automa-
tion - CTC, in our state-of-the-art training center, or at your site.
You can learn how to:
• Write custom interfaces
• Develop specialized applications
• Implement your complete operator interface application
To contact the Training Coordinator:
Telephone 1-800-233-3329
E-mail [email protected]

Application Engineering Services

We offer consulting services through our Application Engineering
Services group. Our Application Engineering group can build
your application from the ground up:
• Write custom communications drivers
• Design special modules to perform functions unique to your
application

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Our specialists are flexible, so they can create a project develop-

ment schedule that meets your needs. You can contact Application
Engineering Services in one of the following ways:
Telephone 1-800-233-3329
E-mail [email protected]

Product Support Program

The Product Support Program (PSP) is designed to keep you up-
to-date with the current versions of Parker Automation - CTC soft-
ware. It’s an easy, cost-effective way to receive the most recent
CTC software and associated utilities. The PSP consists of a
renewable, one-year membership that provides you with the
following:
• Free upgrades and utilities
• E-mail notification of software updates
• Valuable tools for MachineShop, Interact, and MachineLogic
Single-user, multi-user, and corporate licenses are available. To
learn more about PSP, contact us:
Telephone 1-800-233-3329
E-mail [email protected]

Documentation You can download CTC product documentation from our Web
site at www.ctcusa.com. Click Support and then Product
Manuals.
We also welcome your comments on this User Guide or any of our
other documentation. Please e-mail your comments to mail to:
[email protected]

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 Chapter 2

Introducing MachineShop

MachineShop is a suite of software products designed for machine

control. The Suite includes three machine control programs:
Interact, MachineLogic, and the MachineShop Toolbar. The
MachineShop Toolbar provides a simple user interface for
managing a machine profile or project. The machine control
programs that are managed by the MachineShop Toolbar are
modular and may be used independently of one another.

This chapter describes the features of MachineShop and intro-

duces you to the MachineShop Toolbar. It also describes the
system requirements for the MachineShop development and
runtime systems.

Chapter Contents

MachineShop Basics 8
Development System Requirements 9
Runtime System Requirements 10
Working with Security Keys 11
Getting Started with MachineShop 15
MachineShop User Interface 17
MachineShop Basics Chapter 2: Introducing MachineShop

MachineShop MachineShop has a simple, easy-to-use interface for configuring

and managing machine profiles or projects. Through the use of
Basics wizards for multi-step procedures and explorer-type windows for
file management, MachineShop has simplified and automated the
most common tasks associated with machine projects.
MachineShop provides the necessary functionality to develop
projects, including creating new projects, opening or backing up
existing projects, launching various Suite programs, and transfer-
ring projects and files to and from runtime workstations such as
PowerStations.
The purpose of MachineShop is to perform the following opera-
tions:
• Provide a central location for managing the development and
runtime files for Interact and MachineLogic, whether used
together or separately
• Provide a simple user interface for transferring projects and
their components to target runtime workstations such as Pow-
erStations
• Provide a simple user interface for backing up and restoring
projects to/from runtime workstations or a variety of storage
devices (diskette, Compact Flash, hard drive, network, etc.)
• Provide a variety of communication options for transferring
projects and performing backups, including serial, LAN, and
disk connections
The next section of this chapter will list the hardware and software
requirements to run MachineShop. The remaining sections of the
chapter will discuss working with security keys and getting started
with MachineShop, including how to get help.

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Development The development system is the computer you will use to create
and manage your MachineShop projects. Do not use the develop-
System ment system to run the projects that you create. Instead, transfer
Requirements the projects to a workstation designated to run the projects.

Note Throughout this manual, we refer to a workstation that runs

MachineShop projects as a runtime system.A runtime
system is a PowerStation or Industrial PC designated to run
the projects that you create. This manual assumes you are
using a CTC PowerStation as your runtime system.

Hardware Your development system must meet or exceed the following

Requirements system requirements to run MachineShop as intended:
• Processor: Pentium 133MHz
• Memory: 24MB RAM (Windows 95/98 systems)
• Memory: 32MB RAM (Windows NT systems)
• Fixed Storage: 50MB of free hard disk space
• Removable Storage: CD-ROM drive
• Input Devices: keyboard and Microsoft compatible mouse
• Video: 800 x 600 resolution, 256 colors
• 10 MB Ethernet network interface or serial port

Software Your MachineShop development PC requires the following soft-

Requirements ware in order to develop MachineShop projects:
• Operating System: Windows 95 4.00.950B (OSR2),
Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0 SP3

Note You must install DCOM 95 if you are using Windows 95/
98. The MachineShop install CD provides a self-extracting
executable install in the DCOM 95 directory. This direc-
tory is automatically installed when you install Machine-
Shop.

• Interact: Version 6.0 if you are using Interact with MachineL-

ogic, Version 5.0 or later for all other instances
• MachineLogic: Version 2.0 or later

Installing the Refer to the MachineShop Installation Booklet for step-by-step

Software instructions on how to install MachineShop.

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Runtime System The runtime system is the PowerStation or industrial PC desig-

nated to run your MachineShop projects. You will develop your
Requirements projects on a development system and then download them to the
runtime system.Use the runtime system to run projects only.

Note The development system is the PowerStation or Industrial

PC that you use to create your projects.

The runtime system requires MachineShop Shell to operate.

MachineShop Shell is an easy-to-use interface that communicates
with the MachineShop development machine. For more informa-
tion on the MachineShop Shell, see the MachineShop Shell
Runtime User Guide.

Hardware Your runtime system must meet or exceed the following Machine-
Requirements Shop system requirements in order for MachineShop projects to
perform as intended:
• Processor: 80386-SX 25MHz or higher
• Memory: 4MB
• Fixed Storage: 8MB
• Video: 320 x 240 or 640 x 480 resolution, 16 colors
• Input Device: Microsoft compatible mouse or equivalent
• Third Party I/O Card
• MachineLogic Control Adapter or MachineLogic Slot Card,
if using MachineLogic
• 10MB Ethernet network interface card or serial port

Important A MachineLogic adapter card must be installed before you

can use projects that include MachineLogic components.

Installing the To run MachineLogic projects on your runtime system, you must
Hardware install a MachineLogic adapter card and the appropriate I/O card
on the runtime system. Refer to the MachineLogic Runtime Hard-
ware Installation document and the document that came with your
I/O card for step-by-step instructions on how to install both the
control adapter card and I/O card.

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Software Your runtime PC requires the following software in order to run

Requirements MachineShop projects:
• Operating Systems: MS-DOS 6.22 or later
• Interact Runtime: Version 6.0 or later if you are using Interact
with MachineLogic, Version 5.0 or later for all other
instances
• MachineLogic Runtime: Version 1.11 or later
• MachineShop Shell: Version 1.0 or later

Installing the Refer to the MachineShop Installation Booklet for step-by-step

Software instructions on how to install and setup the MachineShop software
components.

Working with The MachineLogic and Interact software that you installed from
the MachineShop CD runs with a security key. This section
Security Keys describes how to view and enable key options.

Note The MachineShop Toolbar is not key protected and may be

used on any appropriate system to transfer projects, create
runtime system backups, or restore runtime backups.

Understanding the The MachineShop CD includes a security key. The label on the
Security Keys security key indicates the key type, key number, and the serial
number as shown below:

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Every security key has a unique 15-digit serial number. This serial
number provides assurance that unauthorized users cannot use
your copy of the Interact and MachineLogic software without
violating the License Agreement. Your key has a unique serial
number. Through this serial number, we enable only the software
options you purchased.
To connect the security key, complete the following steps:
1. Plug the security key directly into the parallel (printer) port of
your computer.

Note The key’s presence will not affect your printer’s perfor-
mance.

2. Plug the printer cable into the other end of the key.

Using the Security The Security Key Utility allows you to program your Security
Key Utility Key. You can enable additional software options or transfer
enabled software options between keys.
A sample of the Security Key Utility screen is shown below.

For most users, the options that you purchased are enabled at the
fact;ory before the product is shipped to you. Checkmarks should
display for each option you ordered.If you do not have check
marks next to the options you purchased, then you must enter the
8-digit enable codes printed on the Module Enable Code Certifi-
cate.

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Enabling Software When you order additional software components, you will receive
Options a Module Enable Code Certificate listing enable codes for each
software option purchased. These enable codes are used to activate
the respective software options on the security key. The codes are
generated for the key number and serial number printed on your
key and are valid ONLY for that key.
To enable software options, follow these steps:
1. Install the software on your system following the procedure
described in the MachineShop Installation Booklet.
2. Make sure your key is attached to the parallel port of your
computer.
3. Click Start on the Taskbar.
The Start menu opens.
4. Select MachineShop from the Programs folder.
The MachineShop folder opens.
5. Click the Security Key Utility icon.
The Key Setup Main Menu is displayed.
6. Select the Enable Option command.
7. Enter an enable code to activate a software option.

Note After you enter the enable code, a check mark will appear
to the right of the enabled software option. If the enable
code that you entered will activate development, two check
marks will appear, one in the Configuration column and
one in the Runtime column

8. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each enable code.

9. Return to the Security Key Main Menu.

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10. Select the Exit menu option to exit the Security Key Utility
and return to the Windows desktop.

Transferring Enabled Enabled software options may be transferred from one key to
Options between another. You must have two keys in order to transfer enabled
Keys options, and both keys must be attached to the computer at the
same time. You can plug each key into a separate parallel port, or
you can cascade the two keys together and plug them into a single
parallel port.
The Security Key Utility identifies one key as the source and the
other as the destination. Enabled software options can only be
transferred from the source key to the destination key. Enabled
options that were originally activated with an enable code and
subsequently transferred can be re-enabled only by transferring
them back from another key.
To transfer options between keys, follow these steps:
1. Attach two keys to your computer (each in a parallel port, or
cascaded).
2. Click Start on the Taskbar.
The Start menu opens.
3. Select MachineShop from the Programs folder.
The MachineShop folder opens.
4. Click the Security Key Utility icon.
The Key Setup Main Menu is displayed.
5. Select the Transfer Option command from the Main Menu.
The Key Setup Utility automatically detects the two keys and
displays the options enabled in each one.
6. Select the Select Keys command from the Transfer Options
menu to identify which key is the source and which is the
destination.
7. Click on the Select Keys command to alternate source and
destination, if necessary.
8. Choose the Select Option command from the Transfer
Options menu.

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9. Select the option you want to transfer from the list of enabled
options in the source key.
If necessary, specify whether to transfer Configuration Only,
Runtime Only, or Development (both).
10. Select Yes to transfer the selected option.
11. Select the Exit menu option to exit the Security Key Utility
and return to the Windows desktop.

Getting Started Whether you are an experienced Interact Project Manager (IPM)
user, or a new user, you should read this section before you begin
with to create and manage projects in MachineShop. This section
MachineShop explains how to read projects in MachineShop that were created in
Interact Project Manager, how to get online help, and how to start
MachineShop.

Reading IPM Projects MachineShop was designed to replace Interact Project Manager
in MachineShop (IPM); however, MachineShop is capable of reading projects that
were created in IPM, Interact, or MachineLogic.

Note In order for MachineShop to read these projects, they must

be located in the MachineShop Projects directory on your
hard drive. See Chapter 3 for information about the Project
Directory structure.

In fact, MachineShop will prompt you whenever you attempt to

open an Interact or MachineLogic project that was not created in
MachineShop. MachineShop displays the following message:

Click yes to create the associated files. After MachineShop creates

the associated files, you can use MachineShop to view and down-
load all IPM projects to the PowerStation Shell.

Important After you create the associated MachineShop files, you can
still use IPM to download Interact projects to the PowerSta-
tion Shell, but you cannot use IPM to download Interact
projects to the MachineShop Shell.

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MachineShop can also read project backups that you created in

IPM. When you restore a project backup that was created with
IPM, MachineShop maintains the directory structure for Interact
projects.

Online Help Online Help is available if you have any questions about how to
perform a particular operation or need information about the
elements appearing on the screen. To access the online help,
simply select Help from the MachineShop Toolbar.
There are several ways to find help in the MachineShop help file.
You may view the help contents, perform an index search, or
search for specific words or phrases using the Find tab in the help
window.
MachineShop also provides What’s This Help. What’s This Help
provides information about different elements on the screen. To
use the What’s This Help for a dialog box, click the question mark
in the upper right-hand corner of the dialog box and then click the
element to display a popup window.
To use the What’s This Help for a menu command or toolbar
button, click What’s This? on the Help menu, and then click the
element to display a popup window.

Starting MachineShop MachineShop is a Windows-base program designed to run in the

Microsoft Windows environment.
To start MachineShop, complete the following steps:
1. Click Start on the Taskbar.
The Start menu opens.
2. Select MachineShop from the Programs folder.
The MachineShop folder opens.
3. Click MachineShop Toolbar.

Note If you have a shortcut defined, double-click on the

MachineShop Toolbar icon on your Windows desktop.

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The MachineShop Toolbar and Welcome dialog appear on your

screen as shown below.
MachineShop
Toolbar

Welcome to
MachineShop
dialog

The Welcome dialog is designed to guide you through the process

of creating a project, opening an existing project, opening and
downloading an existing project to the runtime system, and
restoring a MachineShop project to the runtime system.
The Welcome dialog will display on your screen each time you
start MachineShop unless you select the Don’t display this
startup screen again box. You may turn the Welcome dialog
back on at anytime by selecting the Show welcome dialog on
startup box in the Options dialog.

MachineShop The MachineShop user interface consists primarily of a toolbar

that appears at the top of the Windows desktop by default. You can
User Interface drag and drop the toolbar to any location on the screen.
To drag the Toolbar to another location, complete the
following steps:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the MachineShop Toolbar.
2. Click and drag the Toolbar to the desired screen location.
You may also set the visibility of the toolbar using the Options
command on the Tools menu. See Chapter 7 to learn how to set
the visibility.

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Menus MachineShop provides conventional Windows menus that are

used to gain access to the variety of functions available in
MachineShop. The commands you will use most frequently are
also displayed on the toolbar.

File Menu
The File menu allows you to create a new project, open an existing
project, and close an open project. It also allows you to delete
projects and define the location where MachineShop project infor-
mation will be stored.

Edit Menu
Enabled with open projects, the Edit menu allows you to view or
modify the description of the project, and set MachineLogic
Memory and Ports, I/O interface, and Runtime Target for the
current project.

View Menu
The View menu allows you to view information about the current
project. Available information includes the project name, location,
description, size, as well as information specific to projects that
contain Interact and/or MachineLogic. It also allows you to view
a list of runtime systems that are currently connected to the devel-
opment system using a MachineShop Net LAN connection.

Note MachineShop Net is a type of connection between develop-

ment and runtime systems.

Tools Menu
The Tools menu allows you to create or restore backups for
current projects or projects located on a remote system. It also
allows you to customize and configure MachineShop. You may
add, edit, or remove a suite component to MachineShop. When
you add a suite component, MachineShop adds a button to the
MachineShop Toolbar and a command to the Tools menu.
Selecting either the command or the button launches the associ-
ated application.
See Chapter 7 for a complete discussion on adding, editing, and
removing suite components.

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Transfer Menu
The Transfer menu is used to download a project (and project
components) to or upload a project from a remote system. It is also
used to select, add, edit, or remove the connections that will be
used for transferring projects between MachineShop and a remote
workstation.

Window Menu
The Window menu allows you to close Interact and Machine-
Logic.

Help Menu
The Help menu includes the commands for finding help on
MachineShop. This includes opening the help window, using the
context-sensitive help, and connecting to the CTC Parker website.
The Help menu also includes commands for viewing help for each
of the I/O drivers supported by MachineLogic.

Toolbars Toolbars provide quick access to the commands you use most
often in MachineShop. The MachineShop Toolbar is comprised of
three smaller toolbars called rebars. Rebars are individual
segments of a toolbar. You can reposition the rebars within a
toolbar by clicking and dragging the vertical line on the left side
of the rebar to the desired location.
The three rebars on the MachineShop Toolbar are: the Project
Management Rebar, the Suite Navigation Rebar, and the Transfer
Rebar.

Project Management Suite Navigation Rebar Transfer

Rebar Rebar

Project Management Rebar

Use the Project Management rebar to execute project-related
commands that you would otherwise select from the Machine-
Shop File, Tools, and Help menus.

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Suite Navigation Rebar

Use the Suite Navigation Rebar to launch applications that you
would otherwise launch from the MachineShop Tools menu or
from the Windows Start menu. By default, Interact and Machine-
Logic are always available from this rebar if they were installed.
When you open a MachineShop project, the selected program will
launch with the proper application already loaded. After you
launch Interact and MachineLogic, you can select the toolbar
button to quickly switch back and forth between applications.
You can easily add additional buttons to the Suite Navigation
Rebar. See Chapter 7 for instructions on how to add and remove
buttons.

Transfer Rebar
Use the Transfer Rebar to execute transfer-related commands that
you would otherwise select from the MachineShop Transfer
menu.

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Managing Projects

Once you become familiar with the user interface, you can begin
creating and managing projects that use Interact applications and
MachineLogic projects. This chapter will show you how to create
a project, open and edit a project, and view project information. It
also describes the directory structure of the MachineShop projects.

Chapter Contents

Overview of MachineShop Projects 22

Create a New Project 24
Open an Existing Project 29
Save a Project 30
Delete a Project 30
View Project Information 31
Edit a Project 33
Overview of MachineShop Projects Chapter 3: Managing Projects

Overview of A MachineShop project is a collection of related files and applica-

tions that you create on a development system and download to a
MachineShop runtime system. The purpose of a project is to group all the neces-
Projects sary files for HMI, PC based logic control, and special user
defined startup programs for a machine control application
together under a single name. You can create multiple projects on
the development system to maintain various configurations of a
runtime system’s tasks, but only one project can reside on a
runtime system at one time.
Creating a new project is very simple in MachineShop. Machine-
Shop includes a New Project Wizard to guide you through the
process of creating a project. Each project contains a specific set
of files for running Interact applications and managing machine
control programs.

Project Directory MachineShop stores all projects in the MachineShop subdirectory

Structure named Projects. Each project contains its own subdirectory. For
example, Interact projects are created and stored in the
\PROJECTS\INTERACT directory, and MachineLogic projects
are created and stored in the \PROJECTS\MACHLOG directory.
The project directory structure is illustrated below:
C:\MACHSHOP
\PROJECTS
\CONFIG
\INTERACT
\PROJ_1
\APPFILES
\STARTUP Related files and
applications that you
\PROJ_2 create on the
\PROJ_3 development
\MACHLOG system are stored
\PROJ_1 automatically in the
\PROJ_3 project
subdirectories.
\TUTORIAL
The CONFIG directory stores the MachineLogic Runtime config-
uration files. The APPFILES directory stores subdirectories for
each application you create for your Interact project, and the
STARTUP directory stores extra AUTOEXEC.BAT files or
driver system files, network initialization files, etc.

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Startup Files
Your runtime system may require its own set of startup files, such
as the Autoexec.bat or Config.sys files, for loading system drivers
or terminate-stay-resident programs (TSRs) into memory prior to
running Interact. System drivers usually have a .sys extension. A
command placed in the config.sys file loads the system drivers. A
command in the Autoexec.bat file loads the TSRs.
You can create your own startup files on the development system
and copy these along with any needed programs, such as drivers
or TSRs, into the project’s \STARTUP directory. During a project
download, the development system will send these files to the
runtime workstation.

Setting the Project You may define the location where MachineShop projects will be
Path stored by selecting the Project Path command from the File menu.
This path is set to MACHSHOP\PROJECTS by default.

Note You cannot change the project path while a project is open
in MachineShop.

To change the project path, complete the following steps:

1. Select the Project Path command from the File menu.
The Project Path dialog box appears.

2. Browse to the location on your hard drive where you want

MachineShop to store project files.
3. Click OK.

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Create a New You are now ready to create a project. MachineShop provides a
New Project Wizard to guide you through the process.
Project To create a new project, complete the following steps:
1. Select the New Project command from the File menu or click
the New Project button in the toolbar.
The New Project dialog box appears.
2. Enter the name of the project.
3. Enter a project description.
4. Select the applications (Interact and/or MachineLogic) that
you want to use and its runtime target. If ML is selected, go to
the MachineLogic Target pull-down menu, and select a
runtime target.
5. Click OK to accept these changes.
The New Project Wizard appears. If MachineLogic is part of
the project, then the following window appears. If Machine-
Logic is not part of the project, skip to step 8.

6. Select one of the templates from the list of available templates,

and then click Next.

Note With the MLSC option, MachineLogic applications can

now have more than one I/O interface. You can still select
a template, and then select all the I/O interfaces desired on
the next screen of the New Project Wizard.

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• Template for UCS DeviceNet - includes global variables

and I/O configuration for a UCS DeviceNet I/O driver.
• Template for SST ProfiBus - includes global variables
and I/O configuration for an SST Profibus I/O driver.
• Template for Simulated I/O - includes global variables
and I/O configuration for simulating a MachineLogic
project on your development PC.
• Template for Dummy I/O - includes global variables and
I/O configuration for an application that does not commu-
nicate with I/O devices. This allows you to debug your ap-
plication prior to putting the control online.
• Template for Tutorial - includes global variables and I/O
configuration for the MachineLogic Tutorial.
• Other templates may be available: the Template for
Enomb - includes global variables and I/O configuration
for an Enomb driver.

Note The templates do not select the driver itself. The templates
set up memory and project options.

After selecting a template, one of the following windows

appears.

MLSC MLPC

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7. Complete one of the following:

Runtime Action
Target
MLSC 1. Select each I/O interface to be used in the
MachineLogic application.
2. Select Add.

Note For the MLSC option, the wizard allows

only certain combinations of interfaces: SST
DeviceNet cannot be combined with SST
Profibus; Modbus32 (Enomb) can be
combined with either SST DeviceNet or
SST Profibus but not with both
MLPC Select the I/O interface to be used in the Machine-
Logic Application.
3. Make sure the I/O interfaces match the hardware installed in
the runtime system.
4. Click Next if Interact is part of your project. Otherwise, click
Finish and skip to step 14.
If Interact is part of the project, the following window appears.

5. Enter a name eight characters or less and select the display

resolution for your Interact application.

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6. Click Next to select the modules you want to use in your

Interact application.
The following window appears.

7. Double-click the modules in the list that you want to use in

your Interact application.
8. Click Next to select the drivers you want to use in your
Interact application. The following window appears.

9. Double-click the drivers in the list that you want to use in your
Interact application. The MachineLogic driver will already be
included if you had selected MachineLogic for your new
project.

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10. Click Finish when you are finished selecting the drivers.
The New Project Information dialog box appears with the
options selected in the New Project Wizard.

11. Click OK to create the project using these options, or click

Cancel to return to the last page of the New Project Wizard.

Note If you selected MachineLogic as part of your project, make

sure to set the Runtime Target on the Edit menu under the
MachineLogic option (see MachineLogic Runtime
Target on page 36.).

12. Once the project is created, select the appropriate command

from the Tools menu or click the appropriate button on the
toolbar to launch MachineLogic or Interact.
The program will open with the proper application ready for
development.

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Open an Before developing your Interact application and/or MachineLogic

project, you must open your project using the MachineShop
Existing Project Toolbar. Once the project is open, you can then launch Interact or
MachineLogic.

Note Project files use the .WMS extension. Each time you select
the Open Project command, MachineShop searches the
project directory for Interact or MachineLogic application
files that are not part of a MachineShop project. If files are
found, MachineShop displays a message asking if you
would like to create a MachineShop project file.

To open a project, complete the following steps:

1. Select the Open Project command from the File menu, or
click the Open Project button on the toolbar.
The Open Project dialog box appears.

2. Browse to the location on your hard drive that contains the

project file.
Project files use the .WMS extension.
3. Click Open to open the project.
4. Select the appropriate command from the Tools menu or click
the appropriate button on the toolbar to launch Interact or
MachineLogic.
The program will open with the proper application ready for
development.

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Save a Project You may save the current project to a local or network location.
By default, the location is the current path setting set using the
Project Path command.
To save a project, complete the following steps:
1. Select the Save Project As command from the File menu.
The Save Project As dialog box appears.

2. Browse to the location on your hard drive where you want to

save the project.
Project files use the .WMS extension.
3. Enter the name of the project in the File name box.
4. Click Save to save the project.

Delete a Project You may delete any existing MachineShop project from any loca-
tion using the Delete Project command. The Delete Project
command also deletes the Interact and MachineLogic files associ-
ated with the project as well as your startup files.
To delete a project, complete the following steps:
1. Close the project that you want to delete if it is open.

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2. Select the Delete Project command from the File menu.

The Delete Project dialog box appears.

3. Browse to the location on your hard drive that contains the

project you want to delete.
Project files use the .WMS extension.
4. Enter the name of the project in the File name box.
5. Click Delete to delete the project.
The Confirm Project Deletion dialog box appears.
6. Click Yes to delete the project.

View Project You may view information about the active project on your local
system using the Project Information command. This includes
Information startup files, Interact drivers and modules used, MachineLogic
application information, and version numbers for Interact and
MachineLogic development and runtime components.
To view local project information, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.

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2. Select the Project Information command from the View

menu or click the Project Information button on the toolbar.
The Project Information property sheet appears.

3. Click on one of the following tabs to view the available infor-

mation for this project:
• Project - Displays the name of the project, the location
where this project is stored, the description, and the size
of the individual components of this project.
• Startup Files - Displays the names of the startup files (if
any) located in the startup folder of this project.
• Interact - Displays the names of the modules, drivers, and
Interact applications used in this project.
• MachineLogic - Displays the type of target and the Ma-
chineLogic programs used in this project.
• Versions - Displays the version numbers for Interact and
MachineLogic development and runtime components
used by this project.

Note The Interact and MachineLogic tabs are available only

when they are part of the project.

4. Click OK or Cancel to close the Project Information property

sheet.

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Edit a Project You may edit the project description for the active project. If the
project includes MachineLogic, you may use the Edit Menu -
MachineLogic option to modify the I/O Interface, the Runtime
Target, and the Memory and Ports assignment.

Project Description Use the Project Description option on the Edit menu to view or
Option modify the description for the current project.
To modify the project description, complete the following
steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select the Project Description command from the Edit menu.
The Project Description dialog box appears.

3. Enter or edit a description in the Project Description area.

4. Click OK to accept the new or modified description, or
Cancel to return to the previous description.

MachineLogic Option MachineLogic Memory and Ports

Use the Memory and Ports option to modify the MachineLogic
Memory model and serial port assignment for the current project.
The Memory model refers to the amount of memory reserved for
the control logic program size and the amount of memory reserved
for system data. Modifying Memory and Port assignments differs
slightly according to the runtime target, MLPC or MLSC.
To modify the Memory and Port assignment if the runtime
target is the MLPC, complete the following steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select MachineLogic from the Edit menu.

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3. Select the Memory and Ports command from the MachineL-

ogic menu.
When the runtime target is the MLPC, the following Memory
and Ports dialog box appears.

4. Select the Total Memory Size you will require for your entire
project in the Total Memory Size text box.
5. Select the amount of memory you will need for your program
in the Program Memory text box.
6. Select the MachineLogic Input Size, in bytes.
7. Select the MachineLogic Output Size, in bytes.
8. Select the MachineShop Shell Operations to be enabled by
checking the appropriate boxes.
9. Select the MachineLogic serial port your project will be using.
Be aware that the PowerStation's COM2 port defaults to RS-
485.

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10. Select one of the following Options:

Option Action
To accept the memory configuration. Click Ok.
To lose changes and return to the previous Click Cancel.
configuration.
To launch a detailed help topic that pro- Click Info.
vides additional memory configuration in-
formation.
11. Click OK to accept the memory configuration, click Cancel to
return to the previous configuration, or click Info to launch a
detailed Help topic providing additional memory configura-
tion information.
To modify the Memory and Port assignment if the runtime
target is the MLSC, complete the following steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select MachineLogic from the Edit menu.
3. Select the Memory and Ports command from the MachineL-
ogic menu.
If the runtime target is the MLSC, the following Memory and
Ports dialog box appears.

4. Select the Program Size, in kilobytes.

5. Select the MachineLogic Memory Size in kilobytes.
6. Select the MachineLogic Input Size, in bytes.
7. Select the MachineLogic Output Size, in bytes.
8. Select the Extended Flag Size, in kilobytes.

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9. Select the SlotCard serial port baud Rate.

10. Select the MachineShop Shell Operations to be enabled by
checking the boxes for Power Fail Enabled and/or Watchdog
Enabled.
11. Click OK to accept the memory configuration, click Cancel
to return to the previous configuration, or click Info to launch
the MachineLogic Memory Model help topic providing addi-
tional memory configuration information.

MachineLogic I/O Interface

Use the I/O Interface selection to view or modify the MachineL-
ogic I/O interface(s) for the current project. The I/O interface
refers to the hardware and software that is necessary to communi-
cate between a PC running MachineLogic and a device or machine
that is being controlled by that PC.
To modify the I/O interface, complete the following steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select MachineLogic from the Edit menu.
3. Select the I/O Interface command from the Edit menu.
4. For the MLPC option, select one I/O interface from the list of
available interfaces. For the MLSC option, select the inter-
face(s) you wish to remove or add, and press Remove or Add.

Note For the MLSC option, only certain combinations of inter-

faces are allowed: SST DeviceNet cannot be combined
with SST Profibus; Modbus32 (Enomb) can be combined
with either SST DeviceNet or SST Profibus but not with
both.

5. Click OK to accept the new I/O interface(s) or Cancel to

return to the previous interface(s).

MachineLogic Runtime Target

Use the Runtime Target command on the Edit menu to view or
modify the MachineLogic runtime for the current project. This
option allows you to switch runtime targets between the MLPC
option and the MLSC option.

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To modify the Runtime target, complete the following steps:

1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select MachineLogic from the Edit menu.
3. Select the Runtime Target command from the Edit menu.
The Select MachineLogic Target dialog box appears:

4. Click the arrow on the pull-down menu and select either

MLPC or MLSC (Slot Card).
5. Click OK to accept the new Runtime, or click Cancel to
return to the previous Runtime.

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Adding Connections

Before you can transfer files to the runtime system, you must
create a transfer connection in MachineShop. A connection refers
to the method used to transfer files to or from a runtime system.

MachineShop supports four methods for transferring files between

a development system and a runtime system: MachineShop Net
(LAN/Serial), disk, IPM Compatible (Serial), and Direct Serial.

The MachineShop Network connection allows you to communi-

cate with a runtime system using a Direct Serial cable, an IPM
Compatible Serial cable, Ethernet Point-to-Point, or over a LAN.

Multiple connections can be defined for different types of connec-

tions. Connections can even be defined with the same connection
type, but for different target runtime systems.

This chapter provides instructions on how to set up MachineShop

Network Connections for a LAN, serial, Ethernet Point-to-Point,
and MachineShop Direct Serial connection. It also describes how
to add an IPM Compatible Serial and disk transfer connection.

Chapter Contents

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MachineShop Net Connections 41
IPM Compatible Connection 61
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MachineShop Direct Serial communication supports communication between a

development system and a runtime system that are connected to
Direct Serial each other by a Null modem serial cable.
Communication The Direct Serial connection is designed to provide a simple
method for users to transfer MachineShop project files from a
development to a runtime system. It supports serial communica-
tions to the MachineShop Shell for projects including
MachineLogic and Interact or to the PowerStation Shell for
projects developed in Interact.
PowerStation Shell serial communications use the same protocol
as Interact Project Manager (IPM).
To add a Direct Serial connection in MachineShop, complete
the following steps:
1. Open MachineShop.
2. Select the Add Connection command from the Transfer
Menu or click the Add Connection button on the toolbar.
The New Connection dialog box appears.

3. Select Direct Serial as the connection type.

4. Enter a name for this connection.
5. Click OK to accept these choices.

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The New Connection Wizard appears.

6. Select the COM port and baud rate you will be using in this
connection.
7. Click Finish to create the connection.

MachineShop MachineShop Net uses the TCP/IP protocol to communicate

between a development system and a runtime system through a
Net Connections LAN, Dialup Networking, or a PPP serial connection. CTC chose
this protocol because it is the primary communications protocol
being used today. As its name implies, this is the same protocol
that is the basis for Internet communications—email (SMTP), file
transfer (FTP), and most notably, the World Wide Web (HTTP).
While the Local Area Network (LAN) uses an Ethernet patch
cable to connect a development system and a runtime system,
Dialup Networking and PPP Serial uses a serial cable.
Additionally, serial and modem connections require Dial-Up
Networking, and an Ethernet point to point connection requires
you to configure the Ethernet card’s TCP/IP properties.
LAN communications are the preferred method of net communi-
cation because they offer the fastest transfer rates and the greatest
flexibility.
This section describes how to add MachineShop Net connections
for a LAN, Ethernet point to point, serial, and modem connection.

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LAN Connection Using the MachineShop Net connection you can connect a devel-
opment system to a runtime system through a Local Area Network
(LAN). LAN communications are the preferred method of
communication because they offer the fastest rates and the greatest
flexibility.
To add a LAN connection in MachineShop, complete the
following steps:
1. Open MachineShop.
2. Select the Add Connection command from the Transfer
Menu or click the Add Connection button on the toolbar.
The New Connection dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for this connection.

4. Select MachineShop Net (Serial/LAN) as the connection
type.

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5. Click OK to accept these choices.

The New Connection Wizard appears.

6. Select LAN as the network connection type.

7. Select Define runtime system now and then click Details to
define the specific parameters for the target runtime system.
The Network Details dialog box appears.

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8. Select one of the following options:

• IP Address - Select this option to specify the IP address of
a runtime system. Enter the IP address in the top box of
the Name group.
• MachineShop Net Name - Select this option to specify a
runtime system by name. This is the name you entered us-
ing the MachineShop Shell/Settings/TCP/IP/Net Name
command.
MachineShop automatically displays the names that it is
able to detect in the list box. Select a name from the list.

Note The runtime system must be configured and connected for

it to appear in the MachineShop Net Name list.

• Host Name - Select this option to specify the host name,

such as www.ctcusa.com, of the runtime system. This op-
tion requires a network with a domain name server (DNS).
Your network administrator must also configure a host
name to match the IP address of the runtime system prior
to using this option.
9. Click OK to accept these choices.
You are returned to the New Connection Wizard.
10. Click Next to continue.
The following window appears.

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11. Enter a user name and password only if an FTP user name and
password was entered on the runtime system.
The user name and password must match what was entered on
the runtime system using the MachineShop Shell/Settings/
FTP commands for you to gain access to the runtime system.
12. Select Yes to enable passive transfers. Otherwise, select No.
Passive transfers allow MachineShop to connect to an FTP
server when the MachineShop Toolbar is behind a firewall. In
most cases, you will NOT need passive transfers.
13. Click Finish to create the connection.
You are now ready to transfer projects that you create in
MachineShop to a runtime system. See Chapter 3 for details on
creating projects and Chapter 6 for details on transferring files.
If you need to make changes to the connection simply select the
Edit command from the Transfer menu.

Ethernet Point to Using the MachineShop Net connection you can connect a devel-
Point Connection opment system to a runtime system through an Ethernet patch
cable. In addition to adding the connection in MachineShop, you
must configure the TCP/IP properties for the Ethernet card.
This section describes how to configure the TCP/IP properties and
add the connection in MachineShop. For configuration in
Windows NT, skip to page 48. For configuration in Windows
2000, skip to page 51.

Configure TCP/IP Properties in Windows 95/98

Use the Network option in the Windows Control Panel to
configure the Ethernet card’s TCP/IP properties.

Note You may be asked to insert Windows installation disk(s) or

CD-ROM after making the adjustment.

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To configure the TCP/IP properties in Windows 95/98,

complete the following steps:
1. Double-click the Network icon in the Windows Control
Panel.
The Network control property sheet appears.

2. Click the Configuration tab if it is not already in view.

The Configuration tab appears.

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3. Select the TCP/IP network component for your Ethernet card

from the list of components and then click Properties.
The TCP/IP property sheet appears.

4. Click the IP Address tab if it is not already in view.

The IP Address tab appears.
5. Select Specify an IP Address and then enter the IP address
and IP mask for the development system.
CTC recommends that you enter 10.0.0.1 as the IP address and
255.255.255.0 as the IP mask.

Note If you are using both serial and Ethernet point to point
connections on the same development machine, you must
have different IP addresses for each connection.

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6. Click the Advanced tab.

The Advanced tab appears.

7. Select Set this protocol to be the default at the bottom of the

screen.
8. Click OK to accept these choices.
The Network control property sheet appears.
9. Click OK to exit the Network control property sheet.
You are now ready to add the connection in MachineShop. See
Add Connection in MachineShop on page 52 for instructions.

Configure TCP/IP Properties in Windows NT

Use the Network option in the Windows Control Panel to
configure the Ethernet card’s TCP/IP properties.
To configure the TCP/IP properties in Windows NT, complete
the following steps:
1. Double-click the Network icon in the Windows Control
Panel.

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The Network control property sheet appears.

2. Click the Protocols tab.

The Protocol tab appears.

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3. Select TCP/IP Protocol from the list of Network Protocols

and then click Properties.
The Microsoft TCP/IP property sheet appears.

4. Click the IP Address tab if it is not already in view.

The IP Address tab appears.
5. Select the Ethernet adapter for your card from the list of
adapters.
6. Select Specify an IP address and then enter the IP address
and IP mask for the development system.
CTC recommends that you enter 10.0.0.1 as the IP address and
255.255.255.0 as the IP mask.

Note If you are using both serial and Ethernet point to point
connections on the same development machine, you must
have different IP addresses for each connection.

7. Click OK to accept these choices.

The Network control property sheet appears.

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8. Click OK to exit the Network property sheet.

You are now ready to add the connection in MachineShop. Please
skip to page 52.

Configure TCP/IP Properties in Windows 2000

Use the Network and Dial-Up Connections option in the Windows
Control Panel to configure the Ethernet card’s TCP/IP properties.

Note You may be asked to insert Windows installation disk(s) or

CD-ROM after making the adjustment.

To configure the TCP/IP properties in Windows 2000,

complete the following steps:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then
double-click the Control Panel folder and then double-click
the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder.
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection and then select Prop-
erties.
The Local Area Connection Properties sheet appears.

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3. Select Internet Protocol and click on Properties.

The Internet Protocol Properties window appears:

4. Select Use the following IP Address and then enter the IP

address and IP mask for the development system.
CTC recommends that you enter 10.0.0.1 as the IP address and
255.255.255.0 as the IP mask.

Note If you are using both serial and Ethernet point to point
connections on the same development machine, you must
have different IP addresses for each connection.

5. Click OK to accept these choices.

The Network control property sheet appears.
6. Click OK to exit the Network control property sheet.
You are now ready to add the connection in MachineShop.

Add Connection in MachineShop

Once you have configured the TCP/IP properties for the Ethernet
card, you can add the connection in MachineShop.

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To add an ethernet point to point connection in MachineShop,

complete the following steps:
1. Open MachineShop.
2. Select the Add Connection command from the Transfer
menu.
The New Connection dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for this connection.

4. Select MachineShop Net (Serial/LAN) as the connection
type.
5. Click OK to accept these choices.
The New Connection Wizard appears.

6. Select LAN as the network connection type.

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7. Select Define runtime system now and then click Details to

define the specific parameters for the target runtime system.
The Network Details dialog box appears.

8. Select IP Address and then enter the IP address of the runtime

system in the top box of the Name group.
Typically the IP address for the runtime system is 10.0.0.2.
9. Click OK to accept your entries and return to the New
Connection Wizard.
10. Click Next to continue.
The following window appears.

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11. Enter a user name and password only if an FTP user name and
password was entered on the runtime system.
The user name and password must match what was entered on
the runtime system using the MachineShop Shell/Settings/
FTP commands for you to gain access to the runtime system.
12. Click Finish to create the connection.
13. Connect the development system to the Ethernet connector
using a cross-over 10Base-T cable.
You are now ready to transfer projects that you create in Machine-
Shop to a runtime system. See Chapter 3 for details on creating
projects and Chapter 6 for details on transferring files.
If you need to make changes to the connection simply select the
Edit Command from the Transfer menu.

MachineShop Net Using the MachineShop Net Point to Point connection you can
PPP Connection connect the development system to a runtime system using a serial
cable with hardware handshaking. MachineShop uses a specific
dial-up entry named “MachineShop Phonebook Entry” to commu-
nicate with the runtime system. The MachineShop Phonebook
Entry is created when you install MachineShop. For details on the
MachineShop installation program, see the MachineShop Installa-
tion Booklet.
To add a Net Point to Point connection in MachineShop,
complete the following steps:
1. Open MachineShop.
2. Select the Add Connection command from the Transfer
menu or click the Add Connection button on the toolbar.
The New Connection dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for this connection.

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4. Select MachineShop Net (Serial/LAN) as the connection

type.
5. Click OK to accept these choices.
The New Connection Wizard appears.

6. Select PPP Serial as the network connection type.

Note This option uses a specific dial-up entry named “Machine-

Shop Phonebook Entry”. This entry should have been
created by the MachineShop installation program.

If the installation program could not create the Machine-

Shop Phonebook Entry, the Direct Connection option will
not be available. See Appendix A for instructions on how to
manually create the MachineShop Phonebook Entry.

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7. Select Define runtime system now and then click Details to

define the specific parameters for the target runtime system.
The Network Details dialog box appears.

8. Select IP Address and then enter the IP address of the runtime

system in the top box of the Name group.
Typically the IP address for the runtime system is 10.0.0.2.
9. Click OK to accept these choices.
You are returned to the New Connection Wizard.
10. Click Next to continue.
The following window appears.

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11. Enter a user name and password only if an FTP user name and
password was entered on the runtime system.
The user name and password must match what was entered on
the runtime system using the MachineShop Shell/Settings/
FTP commands for you to gain access to the runtime system.
12. Click Finish to create the connection.
13. Connect the serial cable to the appropriate serial port of the
development system.
You are now ready to transfer projects that you create in
MachineShop to a runtime system. See Chapter 3 for details on
creating projects and Chapter 6 for details on transferring files.
If you need to make changes to the connection simply select the
Edit Command from the Transfer menu.

Modem Connection The MachineShop Net Connection also allows a remote computer
to connect to a runtime system through a modem. This connection
uses Windows Dial-Up Networking to dial into a LAN-based
remote access server.
You must configure Dial-Up Networking in order to dial into the
remote access server. Dial-Up Networking is available from the
My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. Once you have
created and configured the dial-up connection, you can add the
connection in MachineShop.
To add a modem connection in MachineShop, complete the
following steps:
1. Open MachineShop.
2. Select the Add Connection command from the Transfer
menu or click the Add Connection button on the toolbar.
The New Connection dialog box appears.

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3. Enter a name for this connection.

4. Select MachineShop Net (Serial/LAN) as the connection
type.
5. Click OK to accept these choices.
The New Connection Wizard appears.

6. Select Dial-Up Networking as the network connection type

and then select the dial-up entry from the list box.
The list box displays the available dial-up entries that you can
associated with this connection. These entries are created
using Windows Dial-Up Networking available from the My
Computer icon on the Windows desktop. See Appendix A for
instructions on creating and configuring a MachineShop dial-
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7. Select Define runtime system now and then click Details to

define the specific parameters for the target runtime system.
The Network Details dialog box appears.

8. Select IP Address and then enter the IP address of the runtime

system in the top box of the Name group.
This is the IP address of the runtime system assigned by the
network. Check with your local network administrator to
determine a valid IP Address to be used on your local network.
9. Click OK to accept your entries.
You are returned to the New Connection Wizard.
10. Click Next to continue.
The following window appears.

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11. Enter a user name and password only if an FTP user name and
password was entered on the runtime system.
The user name and password must match what was entered on
the runtime system using the MachineShop Shell/Settings/
FTP commands for you to gain access to the runtime system.
12. Select Yes to enable passive transfers. Otherwise, select No.
Passive transfers allow MachineShop to connect to an FTP
server when the MachineShop Toolbar is behind a firewall. In
most cases, you will NOT need passive transfers.
13. Click Finish to create the connection.
You are now ready to transfer projects that you create in
MachineShop to a runtime system. See Chapter 3 for details on
creating projects and Chapter 6 for details on transferring files.
If you need to make changes to the connection simply select the
Edit Command from the Transfer menu.

IPM Compatible The Interact IPM Compatible Serial connection is used to transfer
projects to a CTC PowerStation that has the PowerStation Shell
Connection installed on it. This connection supports the transfer of Interact
projects only, and is supplied for backward compatibility with
existing systems. The Interact IPM Compatible connection uses a
serial port connection between the MachineShop development
system and the PowerStation.

Note This connection replaces IPM connectivity. IPM is a DOS

based utility that is optimized for handling serial ports and
the transfer of files through them. This connection will
provide the same capability as IPM.
Due to the addition of overhead in handling of serial ports
in the Windows environment, the length of time necessary
to transfer files with this connection may increase from the
transfer times when using IPM.

To add an Interact IPM Compatible connection, complete the

following steps:
1. Open MachineShop.

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2. Select the Add Connection command from the Transfer

menu or click the Add Connection button on the toolbar.
The New Connection dialog appears.

3. Enter a name for this connection.

4. Select IPM Compatible (Serial) as the connection type.
5. Click OK to accept these choices.
The New Connection Wizard appears.

6. Select the COM port and baud rate you will be using in this
connection.
7. Click Finish to create the connection.
You are now ready to transfer Interact projects to a CTC Power-
Station that has the PowerStation Shell installed on it. See Chapter
6 for details on transferring files.
If you need to make changes to the connection simply select the
Edit Command from the Transfer menu.

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Disk Transfer Disk communications include communications between a devel-

opment system and a mass storage device. Examples include
Connection internal and external hard drives, floppy drives, Zip drives, tape
drives, network drives, Compact Flash readers, etc. The mass
storage device must be mapped to a specific drive letter from A to
Z.
To add a disk transfer connection, complete the following
steps:
1. Open MachineShop
2. Select the Add Connection command from the Transfer
menu or click the Add Connection button on the toolbar.
The New Connection dialog box appears.

3. Enter a name for this connection.

4. Select Disk as the connection type.

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5. Click OK to accept these choices.

The New Connection Wizard appears.

6. Select the letter of the drive you will be using in this connec-
tion.
You may select any removable drive such as a floppy drive,
Compact FLASH, or Zip drive.
7. Click Finish to create the connection.
You are now ready to transfer projects that you create in Machine-
Shop to a runtime system. See Chapter 3 for details on creating
projects and Chapter 6 for details on transferring files.
If you need to make changes to the connection, simply select the
Edit Connection command from the Transfer menu.

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B a c k in g U p P r o j e c t s

MachineShop provides a wizard for backing up and restoring

projects to and from runtime workstations or a variety of storage
devices (diskette, Compact Flash, hard drive, network, etc.). This
chapter describes how to create and restore a project backup for a
current project or a project located on a runtime system. It contains
both descriptive information and step-by-step instructions.

Chapter Contents

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Creating a MachineShop provides a Backup Wizard to guide you through the

process of backing up a local project or a project on a runtime
Backup system to a selected target. The target can be a variety of storage
devices including diskette, Compact Flash, hard drive, or network.
Projects are compressed into a subdirectory with the same name as
the project. After the project is backed up, the file names are
appended with a .zip suffix.

Local Project Backup You may backup the current project on the development system
using the Project command from the Create Backup submenu.
This command will launch the Backup Wizard.
To backup a local project, complete the following steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select the Create Backup command from the Tools menu.
The Create Backup submenu appears.
3. Select the Project command from the Create Backup
submenu.
The Backup Wizard appears.

4. Enter the full path including the drive letter where you want to
store this backup.

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5. Select the components that you want to include in the backup:

• Runtime Program Files - includes the Interact and
MachineLogic runtime program files.
• Application Files - includes the Interact and Machine-
Logic application files in the backup.
• MachineLogic Source - includes the zip (.ZWT) file of the
MachineLogic source files in the backup.
6. Click Finish.
The Backup Project Information window appears.

7. Click OK to backup the active project on the development

system.
The Backing Up dialog box appears.
8. Click Close when the backup operation is done.

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Remote Project You may backup an active project on a runtime system using the
Backup Remote System command from the Create Backup submenu. This
command will launch the Backup Wizard.

Note You must create the connection you plan to use to commu-
nicate with the runtime system before you can create the
remote project backup. See Chapter 4 for information on
adding connections.

Important You can only back up projects on the runtime system when
the MachineShop Shell’s Main Menu is displayed on the
screen.

To backup a project on a runtime system, complete the

following steps:
1. Select the connection you want to use from the Select
Connection box on the MachineShop Toolbar.
2. Select the Create Backup command from the Tools menu.
The Create Backup submenu appears.
3. Select the Remote System command from the Create Backup
submenu.
The Backup Wizard appears.

4. Enter the full path including the drive letter where you want to
store this backup.

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5. Select the components that you want to include in the backup:

• Runtime Program Files - includes the Interact and
MachineLogic runtime program files.
• Application Files - includes the Interact and Machine-
Logic application files in the backup.
• MachineLogic Source - includes the zip (.ZWT) file of the
MachineLogic source files in the backup.
6. Click Finish to backup up the project on the runtime system.
The Transferring dialog appears. It displays the current file
being transferred, the direction, and the estimated time
remaining in the transfer.
7. Click Close when the backup operation is done.

Restoring a MachineShop provides a Restore Wizard to guide you through the

process of restoring a project backup to either the development or
Backup runtime system. The backup may be located on a variety of storage
devices including diskette, Compact Flash, hard drive, or network.

Restore Backup to the You may restore a project from a selected source to the develop-
Local System ment system using the Project command from the Restore Backup
submenu. This command will launch the Restore Wizard. The
Restore Wizard will automatically decompress the backup and
restore it to the location set in the Project Path dialog box.
To restore a project backup to the development system,
complete the following steps:
1. Select the Restore Backup command from the Tools menu.
The Restore Backup submenu appears.

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2. Select the Project command from the Restore Backup

submenu.
The Restore Wizard appears.

3. Enter the full path including the drive letter where the backup
is stored.
4. Select the project you want to restore from the list of project
backups.
5. Click Next.
The following window appears.

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6. Select the components of the project that you want to include

in the restoration and then click Finish.
The Restore Project Information window appears.

7. Click OK to restore the project on the development system.

The Restore dialog box appears.

Note If there is a current project with the same name as the

project backup, the Restore Project dialog box appears. The
Restoration process will delete the current project before it
restores the backup. To continue the restoration process,
click Restore. To rename the current project first, click
Rename, or to exit the restoration process, click Cancel.

8. Click Close when the restore operation is done.

Restore Project to a You may restore a project backup from a selected source to a
Remote System runtime system using the Remote System command from the
Restore Backup submenu. This command will launch the Restore
Wizard. The Restore Wizard will automatically decompress the
project backup and load it on the runtime workstation.

Important You can only restore backup projects to the runtime system
when the MachineShop Shell’s Main Menu is displayed on
the screen.

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Note You must create the connection you plan to use to commu-
nicate with the runtime system before you can restore a
project to it. See Chapter 4 for information on adding
connections.

To restore a project backup to a runtime system, complete the

following steps:
1. Select the connection you plan to use from Select Connection
box on the MachineShop Toolbar.
2. Select the Restore Backup command from the Tools menu.
The Restore Backup submenu appears.
3. Select the Remote System command from the Restore
Backup submenu.
The Restore Wizard appears.

4. Enter the full path including the drive letter where the backup
is stored.
5. Select the project you want to restore from the list of project
backups.

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6. Click Next.
The following window appears.

7. Select the components of the project that you want to include

in the restoration and then click Finish.
The Restore Remote Information window appears.

8. Click OK to restore the project on the runtime system.

The Transferring dialog box appears on the screen. It displays
the current file being transferred, the direction, and the esti-
mated time remaining in the transfer.
9. Click Close when the restore operation is done.

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Transferring Projects

Once an application has been developed and a connection created,

you can transfer the files needed to create or update a runtime
system. MachineShop provides a Transfer Wizard to step you
through the process of selecting a connection and transferring the
files to and from a runtime system.

This chapter provides instructions on how to download and upload

an active project from the development system to a runtime
system. This includes using the Transfer Wizard and the Down-
load and Upload commands.

Chapter Contents

Downloading a Project 76
Uploading a Project 79
Downloading a Project Chapter 6: Transferring Projects

Downloading a Downloading refers to the process of transferring project files

from a development system to a runtime system. There are two
Project ways to download files in MachineShop: the Transfer Wizard and
the Download command. This section describes how to use the
two methods to download files to the runtime system.

Important You can only download project files to a runtime system

when the MachineShop Shell’s Main Menu is displayed on
the screen.

Transfer Wizard The Transfer Wizard steps you through the process of selecting the
transfer connection and downloading the project files to a runtime
system.
To download a project to a runtime system using the Transfer
Wizard, complete the following steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select the Transfer Wizard command from the Transfer
menu.
The Transfer Wizard appears.

3. Select Download to Runtime to download the project to the

runtime system.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. Select the connection you want to use to transfer the files from
the list of connections.

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You may also create a connection from here. Click Define

New Connection and follow the instructions provided by the
New Connection Wizard. See Chapter 4 for more information
on how to add a new connection.

Note You now have the option of having a direct serial connec-
tion, called MachineShop Direct Serial.

6. Click Next to continue.

The following window appears.

7. Select Complete Project to download the entire project to the

runtime system.
If you do not want to download the entire project, clear the
Complete Project check box; then select the files you want to
download from the Components group box.
8. Select Reboot from the drop down menu to reboot the runtime
workstation after the download. Select No Reboot if you do
not want to reboot the runtime workstation after the download.
9. Select All Files to download all files or Update Files Only to
download only the files that have changed since the last down-
load.
10. Click Finish to download the project files to the runtime
system.

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The Transferring dialog appears. It displays the file being trans-

ferred, the direction of the transfer, and the estimated time
remaining.

Download Command You can also use the Download command to download project
files on the development system to a runtime system.

Note You must create the connection you plan to use to commu-
nicate with the runtime system before you can use the
Download command. See Chapter 4 for information on
adding connections.

To download a project to the runtime system using the Down-

load command, complete the following steps:
1. Open the project if you haven’t already.
2. Select the connection you want to use to transfer the files from
the Select Connection box on the toolbar.
3. Select the Download command from the Transfer menu or
click the Download button on the toolbar.
The Download dialog box appears.

4. Select Complete Project to download the entire project to the

runtime system.

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If you do not want to download the entire project, clear the

Complete Project check box; then select the files you want to
download from the Components group box.
5. Select All Files to download all of the files or Update Files
Only to download only the files that have changed since the
last download.
6. Select Reboot from the drop down menu to reboot the runtime
workstation after the download. Select No Reboot if you do
not want to reboot the runtime workstation after the download.
7. Click Download to download the project files to the runtime
system.
The Transferring dialog appears. It displays the current file being
transferred, the direction, and the estimated time remaining in the
transfer.

Uploading a Uploading refers to the process of transferring a project from a

runtime system to a development system. Like Downloading,
Project there are two ways to upload files in MachineShop: the Transfer
Wizard and the Upload command. This section describes how to
use the two methods to upload project files from the runtime
system.

Important You can only upload project files from a runtime system
when the MachineShop Shell’s Main Menu is displayed on
the screen.

Transfer Wizard The Transfer Wizards steps you through the process of selecting
the transfer connection and uploading the project files from the
runtime system.

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To upload a project from the runtime system using the

Transfer Wizard, complete the following steps:
1. Select the Transfer Wizard command from the Transfer
menu.
The Transfer Wizard appears.

2. Select Upload from Runtime to upload the project.

3. Click Next to continue.
The following window appears.

4. Select the connection you want to use to transfer the files from
the list of connections.
Or click Define New Connection and follow the instructions
provided.

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See Chapter 4 for more information on how to add a new

connection.
You now have the option of having a direct serial connection,
called Direct Serial.
5. Click Next to continue.
6. The following window appears.

7. Select Complete Project to upload the entire project to the

runtime system.
If you do not want to upload the entire project, clear the
Complete Project check box; then select the files you want to
upload from the Components group box.
8. Select All Files to upload all of the files or Update Files Only
to upload only the files that have changed since the last
upload.
9. Click Finish to upload the project files from the runtime
system.
The Transferring dialog appears. It displays the current file being
transferred, the direction, and the estimated time remaining in the
transfer.

Upload Command You may also use the Upload command to upload files from the
runtime system to the development system.

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Note You must create the connection you plan to use to commu-
nicate with the runtime system before you can use the
Upload command. See Chapter 4 for information on
adding connections. You now have the option of having a
direct serial connection, called MachineShop Direct Serial.

To upload a project from the runtime system using the Upload

command, complete the following steps:
1. Select the connection you plan to use to transfer the files from
Select Connection box on the toolbar.
2. Select the Upload command from the Transfer menu or click
the Upload button on the toolbar.
The Upload dialog box appears.

3. Select Complete Project to upload the entire project to the

runtime system.
If you do not want to upload the entire project, clear the
Complete Project check box; then select the files you want to
upload from the Components group box.
4. Select All Files to upload all of the files or Update Files Only
to upload only the files that have changed since the last
upload.
5. Click Upload to upload the project files from the runtime
system.
The Transferring dialog appears. It displays the current file being
transferred, the direction, and the estimated time remaining in the
transfer.

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C u s t o m iz i n g M a c h i n e Sh o p

You may customize some of the basic MachineShop operations to

suit your needs. This chapter describes how to add frequently used
programs to MachineShop, set the visibility of MachineShop on
the desktop, and reposition the toolbars.

Chapter Contents

Set the Visibility 84

Move the MachineShop Toolbars 85
Add, Edit, and Remove Suite Components 86
Set the Visibility Chapter 7: Customizing MachineShop

Set the Visibility You may determine how MachineShop will appear on your
desktop. You may have the MachineShop Toolbar visible at all
times or you may have the toolbar automatically hide whenever
the mouse pointer is outside the region occupied by the toolbar.
You set the visibility options using the Options command from the
Tools menu.
To set the visibility of MachineShop, complete the following
steps:
1. Select the Options command from the Tools menu.
The Options dialog box appears.

2. Select Always on Top to keep MachineShop on top of all

applications.

Note This option is checked by default and only available when

the MachineShop Toolbar is undocked.

3. Select AutoHide to hide MachineShop until you move the

mouse into the region occupied by the MachineShop Toolbar.

Note This option is cleared by default and is only available when

the MachineShop Toolbar is docked.

4. Click OK to accept these choices.

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Move the MachineShop is docked to the top of the Windows desktop by

default. You may undock the toolbar by simply dragging it away
MachineShop from the edge. Once the toolbar is undocked, you can move it
Toolbars anywhere on the screen.
To undock the MachineShop Toolbar, complete the following
step:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the MachineShop Toolbar.
2. Click and drag the toolbar away from the edge of the Windows
desktop.
The toolbar appears as shown below.

To dock the MachineShop Toolbar, complete the following

steps:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the MachineShop title bar.
2. Click and drag the toolbar to the top of the Windows desktop.
The toolbar snaps into place along the length of the screen
edge.

Move the The MachineShop Toolbar includes three smaller toolbars called
MachineShop Rebars rebars. These rebars can be repositioned on the toolbar by clicking
and dragging the small handlebars.

Handlebar

To move the MachineShop rebars, complete the following

steps:
1. Position the mouse cursor over the handlebar of the rebar you
want to move.
2. Click and drag the rebar to the desired position.

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Add, Edit, and You can add, edit, and remove frequently used programs to
MachineShop. Once the program is added, you can then launch the
Remove Suite program by clicking on the button on the MachineShop Toolbar,
Components or by selecting the command from the Tools menu.
This section describes how to add, edit, and remove programs
from MachineShop.

Add a Program You can add a program to MachineShop using the Add Suite
Component command. After you add a program, you will be able
to launch the program by clicking on a button on the MachineShop
Toolbar or by selecting a command from the Tools menu.
To add a program to MachineShop, complete the following
steps:
1. Select the Add Suite Component command from the Tools
menu.
The Add Suite Component dialog box appears.

2. Browse to the location on your hard drive that contains the file
you want to add.
This can be any type of file, for example, an executable
(.EXE) file, an Excel (.XLS) file, the configuration file for
your I/O driver, etc.
3. Click Open to accept this choice.

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Edit a Program You can edit a program on the MachineShop toolbar using the Edit
Suite Component command. By editing a program, you will be
able to add the capability to pass the program a command line
argument when the program launches.
To edit a program on the MachineShop toolbar, complete the
following steps:
1. Select the Edit Suite Component command from the Tools
menu.
The Edit Suite Component dialog box appears.

2. Highlight the icon for the suite component you want to edit.
3. Select the Edit button.
The Suite Component Properties dialog box appears.

4. In the Command Line text box, enter a command line param-

eter that will be passed to the application when it is launched.
5. Select the For this Project Only check box if you wish the
button to be local to the current project.

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Application buttons are global when first added to the

Toolbar. The command line parameter will be stored in the
current project’s .WMS file.
6. Click OK to accept the selections.

Remove a Program You can remove a program from the MachineShop that you previ-
ously added using the Add Suite Component command. Machine-
Shop removes the associated button and menu command.
To remove a program from MachineShop, complete the
following steps:
1. Select the Remove Suite Component command from the
Tools menu.
The Remove Suite Component dialog box appears.

2. Select the icon for the program you want to remove.

3. Click Remove to accept this choice.

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MachineShop Dial-Up Networking Connections

This appendix describes how to create and configure dial-up networking connections for
MachineShop. Configuration is necessary only for MachineShop Point-to-Point-Protocol.

Note Configuration is NOT required for MachineShop Direct Serial connection.

Dial-Up Networking is available from the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop.

Note If you need to modify the TCP/IP settings or the modem’s baud rate for a dial-up connec-
tion, see the Configure the Connection sections in this appendix. Windows 95/98 instruc-
tions start on page 91,Windows NT instructions start on page 97, and Windows 2000
instructions start on page 102.

95/98 Dial-Up Networking

This section describes the steps to create and configure a dial-up connection in Windows 95/98. See
Windows NT Dial-Up Networking in this appendix for Windows NT instructions page 95, and
Windows 2000 Dial-Up Networking in this appendix for Windows 2000 instructions page 100.

Create a Dial-Up Connection in Windows 95/98

The connection stores the settings needed to connect to the runtime system.

To create a dial-up connection in Windows 95/98, complete the following steps:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then double-click the Dial-Up
Networking folder.
The Dial-Up Networking window appears.

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2. Double-click the Make New Connection icon.

The Make a New Connection Wizard appears.

3. Enter the name of the computer you are dialing.

Important The name must be “MachineShop Phonebook Entry” if you are using the Direct Connec-
tion (Serial) option in MachineShop.

4. Select MachineShop Direct Connection as the modem.

5. Click Next.
The following window appears.

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6. Enter “1” as the telephone number and then click Next.

The following window appears.

7. Click Finish to save the phonebook entry.

Configure the Connection in Windows 95/98

Now you need to configure the newly created connection.

To configure the connection, complete the following steps:

1. Open Dial-Up Networking.
The Dial-Up Networking window appears.

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2. Right click on the icon for the newly created connection and then select Properties.
The property sheet for the selected connection appears.

3. Clear the Use area code and Dialing Properties check box on the General tab
4. Click Configure to set the baud rate for the MachineShop Direct Connection.
The MachineShop Direct Connection property window appears.

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5. Select the speed that modem will use to transfer data from the maximum speed list.
The default is 115200. This selection must match the baud rate set in the MachineShop
Shell.
Note If you are have reliability problems using the selected speed, try selecting a slower speed.

6. Click OK to accept these choices.

The property sheet for the selected connection appears.
7. Click the Server Types tab.
The Server Types tab appears.

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8. Clear all check boxes except the TCP/IP check box and then click TCP/IP Settings to
configure the IP address.
The TCP/IP Settings window appears.

9. Select Specify an IP address and then enter the IP address for the development system.
CTC recommends that you enter 10.0.0.1 as the IP address for the development system.
Note If you are using both serial and Ethernet point to point connections on the same develop-
ment machine, you must have different IP addresses for each connection.

10. Select Specify name server addresses.

Make sure all the addresses are set to 0.0.0.0.
11. Clear the Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote network
check boxes.
12. Click OK to accept these choices.
The property sheet for the selected connection appears.
13. Click OK to exit the property sheet.

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Windows NT Dial-Up Networking

This section describes the steps to create and configure a dial-up connection in Windows NT. See
Windows 95/98Dial-Up Networking in this appendix for Windows 95/98instructions page 89, and
Windows 2000 Dial-Up Networking in this appendix for Windows 2000 instructions page 100.

Create a Dial-Up Connection in Windows NT

The phonebook entry will store the settings needed to connect to the runtime system. The phone-
book entry is created using Windows Dial-Up Networking.

To create a phonebook entry in Windows NT, complete the following steps:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then double-click the Dial-Up
Networking folder.
If there are no previous phonebook entries, the message “The phonebook is empty”
appears.
Note If a phonebook entry already exists, the Dial-Up Networking window appears. Click New
to add a new entry and skip to step 3.

2. Click Yes to add an entry.

The New Phonebook Entry Wizard appears.

Important The name must be “MachineShop Phonebook Entry” if you are using the Direct Connec-
tion (Serial) option in MachineShop.

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3. Enter a name for the new phonebook entry and then click Next.
The Server window appears.

4. Select Send my plain text password if that’s the only way to connect and then click
Next.
The Phone Number window appears.

5. Enter “1” as the phone number and then click Next.

The New Phonebook Entry Wizard appears.
6. Click Finish to save the phonebook entry.
The Dial-Up Networking window appears with the new phonebook entry displayed in the
Phonebook entry to dial box.

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Configure the Connection in Windows NT

Now you need to configure the phonebook entry.

To configure the phonebook entry, complete the following steps:

1. Open Dial-Up Networking.
The Dial-Up Networking window appears.

2. Select the phonebook entry from the Phonebook entry list.

3. Click More and then select Edit entry and modem properties.
The Edit Phonebook Entry property sheet appears.

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4. Click Configure on the Basic tab to set the baud rate for the MachineShop Direct Connec-
tion.
The Modem Configuration dialog box appears.

5. Select the speed that modem will use to transfer data from the initial speed list.
The default is 115200. This selection must match the baud rate set in the MachineShop
Shell.
Note If you have reliability problems using the selected speed, try selecting a slower speed.

6. Click OK.
The Edit Phonebook Entry property sheet appears
7. Click the Server tab.
The Server tab appear.

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8. Clear all check boxes except the TCP/IP check box and then click TCP/IP settings to
configure the IP address.
The TCP/IP Settings window appears.

9. Select Specify an IP address and then enter the IP address for the development system.
CTC recommends that you enter 10.0.0.1 as the IP address for the development system.
Note If you are using both serial and Ethernet point to point connections on the same develop-
ment machine, you must have different IP addresses for each connection.

10. Select Specify name server addresses.

Make sure all the addresses are set to 0.0.0.0.
11. Clear the Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote network
check boxes.
12. Click OK to accept these choices.
The Edit Phonebook Entry property sheet appears.
13. Click OK to exit the Edit Phonebook Entry property sheet.

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Windows 2000 Dial-Up Networking

This section describes the steps to create and configure a dial-up connection in Windows 2000. See
Windows NT Dial-Up Networking in this appendix for Windows NT instructions page 95, and
Windows 95/98 Dial-Up Networking in this appendix for Windows 95/98instructions page 89.

Create a Dial-Up Connection in Windows 2000

To create a phonebook entry in Windows 2000, complete the following steps:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then double-click the Control
Panel folder and then double-click the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder.
2. Double-click Make New Connection
The Network Connection Wizard appears.
3. Click Next.
The Network Connection Type window appears.

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4. Select Dial-up to private network.

The Phone Number to Dial window appears:

5. Enter “1” as the phone number and then click Next.

The Connection Availability window appears.
6. Select For All Users and then click Next.
The Completing the Network Connection window appears.

7. Enter a name for the new phonebook entry and then click Finish.
Important The name must be “MachineShop Phonebook Entry” if you are using the Direct Connec-
tion (Serial) option in MachineShop.

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Configure the Connection in Windows 2000

Now you need to configure the phonebook entry.

To configure the phonebook entry, complete the following steps:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then double-click the Control
Panel folder and then double-click the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder.
The Network and Dial-Up Connections window appears.

2. Right click on the icon for the newly created connection and then select Properties.
3. The property sheet for the selected connection appears.

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4. Select Configure.
The Modem Configuration dialog box appears.

5. Select the Maximum speed (bps) that the modem will use to transfer data.
The default is 115200. This selection must match the baud rate set in the MachineShop
Shell.
Note If you have reliability problems using the selected speed, try selecting a slower speed.

6. Click OK.

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7. Click the Networking tab.

The Networking tab appear.

8. Clear all check boxes except the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box and the Client for
Microsoft Networks check box. Click on the Internet Protocol line, then click
Properties to configure the IP address.
The TCP/IP Properties window appears.

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9. Select Use the following IP address and then enter the IP address for the development
system.
CTC recommends that you enter 10.0.0.1 as the IP address for the development system.
Note If you are using both serial and Ethernet point to point connections on the same develop-
ment machine, you must have different IP addresses for each connection.

10. Leave the Use the following DNS server addresses blank.
11. Click OK to accept these choices.
The Edit Phonebook Entry property sheet appears.
12. Click OK to exit the Edit Phonebook Entry property sheet.

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Cable Pinouts
This appendix describes the cable pinouts for a LAN cable, crossover cable, serial cable with hand-
shaking, and a serial null modem cable with loopback. If you should decide to construct your own
cable, refer the appropriate diagram below for assistance.

10 Base-T, 100 Base-T Ethernet LAN Cable Pinout

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10 Base-T, 100 Base-T Ethernet Peer to Peer Crossover

Cable Pinout

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MachineShop Serial PPP Cable with Hardware

Handshaking Pinout

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MachineShop Serial PPP Null Modem Cable with

Loopback Pinout

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Index LAN 42
modem 58
serial 55
create
A backup
add local project backup 66
connection remote project backup 68
direct serial 40 dial-up connection
disk transfer 63 Windows 2000 100
Ethernet point to point 45 Windows 95/98 89
IPM compatible 61 Windows NT 95
LAN 42 project 24
modem 58 Crossover Cable Pinout 108
serial 55 Customer Support Services 4
suite component 86 customizing MachineShop 83
Always on Top 84 add suite component 86
AutoHide 84 remove suite component 88
visibility 84
B customizing MachineShop edit suite
backup 66 component 87
local 66
remote 68 D
restore 69 delete a project 30
baud rate 41, 92, 98 development system requirements 9
modify 91, 97, 102 Dial-Up Networking 58, 59, 89
add connection
C Windows 2000 100
cable pinouts 107 Windows 95/98 89
configure Windows NT 95
dial-up connection configure connection
Windows 2000 51, 102 Windows 2000 102
Windows 95/98 91 Windows 95/98 91
Windows NT 97 Windows NT 97
TCP/IP properties modify
Windows 2000 51 baud rate 91, 97, 102
Windows 95/98 46 TCP/IP settings 91, 97, 102
Windows NT 48 Direct Serial communication 40
connection Direct Serial connection 40
Ethernet point to point 45 docking the toolbar 85
IPM compatible 61 documentation

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Index
standards 3 M
download project 76 MachineLogic templates 24
download command 78 MachineShop
transfer wizard 76 add suite component 86
features 8
E remove suite component 88
edit I/O interface 36 start 16
Edit menu 18 visibility 84
edit project description 33 MachineShop Direct Connection modem
edit suite component 87 90
Ethernet point to point connection 45 MachineShop edit suite component 87
TCP/IP Properties MachineShop Net 18
configure in Windows 2000 51 MachineShop Net connection
TCP/IP Properties in Windows 95/98 Ethernet point to point 45
45 LAN 42
TCP/IP Properties in Windows NT 48 modem 58
serial 55
F MachineShop Net Name 44
File menu 18 MachineShop Phonebook Entry 55, 56,
90
H create 89
hardware requirements Menus 18
development system 9 Edit menu 18
runtime system 10 File menu 18
Help menu 19 Help menu 19
Host Name 44 Tools menu 18
Transfer menu 19
View menu 18
I
Window menu 19
IP Address 44, 47, 50, 52, 60 modem connection 58
IPM 15
IPM Compatible Serial connection 61
O
Online Help 16
L open a project 29
LAN Cable Pinout 107 Options command 84
LAN connection 42
launch
Interact 20, 29
P
MachineLogic 20, 29 Product Support Program 6
project

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backup 66 setting project path 23
create 24 software requirements
delete 30 development system 9
description 33 runtime system 11
directory structure 22 starting MachineShop 16
download 76 startup files 23, 32
I/O interface 36 Suite Navigation Rebar 20
information 31
open 29 T
overview 22 TCP/IP 41
project path 23 TCP/IP properties
restore 69 configure in Windows 2000 51
save 30 configure in Windows 95/98 46
upload 79 configure in Windows NT 48
Project Management Rebar 19 TCP/IP settings 50, 94, 99, 104
modify 91, 97, 102
R Technical Support 4
rebars 19 Toolbar
move 85 always on top 84
project management 19 dock 85
suite navigation 20 hide 84
transfer 20 move 85
remove suite component 88 moving 17
restore 69 undock 85
local project 69 visibility 84
remote project 71 Toolbars 19
runtime system requirements 10 Tools menu 18
Training and New Business Development
S 5
save a project 30 Transfer menu 19
security key 11 Transfer Rebar 20
Security Key Utility 12
enable software options 13 U
transfer options between keys 14 undocking the toolbar 85
Serial Cable with Hardware Handshaking upload project 79
Pinout 109 transfer wizard 79
serial connection 55 upload command 81
Serial Null Modem Cable with Loopback user interface 17
Pinout 110 user-defined toolbar buttons

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Index
add 86 W
remove 88 Welcome dialog 17
What’s This Help 16
V Window menu 19
View menu 18
view project information 31

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