Working with PG2000

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Hello

Due to the current situation, I’m required to maintain existing source code in PG2000. Since I’ve gotten used to larger screens and information density, I’d like to know if an external editor can be reliably used in conjunction with PG2000.

Thanks and best regards,
Valerio

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Hello, non of which I would know of. Please bear in mind that PG2000 now hits approx. 30 years and back in this days “widescreen” or similar displays did not exist. It is simply an old DOS program

best regards
Oliver

3

This seems possible with BRT/BRI mechanism described in the attached manual.

S2PG_E_2.PDF (4.1 MB)

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Thanks to both for the help.
I will check if the *.BRT and *.BRI mechano is working and brings some relief.
Best regards
Valerio

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Hello Corne

I tried out the proposed method and it works fine. Thank you!
The only thing is that you never know if the ASCII-File represents the installed software as you can edit also in PG2000-Editor without updating the ASCII-File.

A further question concerning this topic:

  • My target systems are CP474 with OS (AR) V2.20.
  • By creating a project in AS 2.5.2.108 and a task with same name as in the trarget (and no code) I can easily watch the variables as the AS is fetching somehow the variable inventory from the target.
    But with AS 4.12 I’m not able to so.
    Do you know why this mechano is not running on AS 4.12?

Regards
Valerio

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Do you know why this mechano is not running on AS 4.12?

Could you check the PVI snapshot and see what error appears.
See: B&R Online Help

During that period the module format was changed. And later ApplicationModules where introduced.
B&R Online Help

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Hello Job

Tank you, this was the solution:

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(I don’t know how to split this topic…)

Regards
Valerio