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Section 19.2 · Chapter 19: Using Tools

Data Transfer Helper (DTH)

Data Transfer Helper (DTH) is an independent executable program. It helps you retrieve/update application data through a serial port or Ethernet port

To run the DTH, choose Start > All Programs > “The software” > Data Transfer Helper (DTH).

You can use DTH to download recipe data or OS & AP in a specified file from the PC to the HMI. With DTH, you can also get logged data, logged operations, alarm counts, logged alarms, recipe data, OS & AP from the HMI, and save the data in a specified file on the PC. The following dialog is an example of the Data Transfer Helper:

The following table describes each property in the Download Data to Panel dialog.

Property

Description
Operation Type Select an operation you want to perform with the target panel
Link Settings Select the communication port that is used to connect to the target panel.
Communication Port Description
Serial Port (COM) Use the serial port to perform the operation and select a communication port and the baud rate used.

Ethernet Use the Ethernet to perform the operation. Type the IP Address where the target panel is located, or choose a recently connected entry from the list.

Password Enter a valid password of user level 8 or higher. (* the default password of user level 8 is 88888888)
Status Display the transmission status and progress.
Abort Stop the communication
Next Click the button to start the operation and do the settings for the selected operation if communication is established successfully.
Finish Exit the dialog.
Cancel Cancel the operation.

In this section

  1. 19.2.1Data Transfer Helper (DTH) - Operation Settings
  2. 19.2.2Operation Status
  3. 19.2.3Data Transfer Helper (DTH) - Time Range

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Source.Section 19.2 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.