Loading a dpl File from disk

Do the following to import a DPL Toolkit file from disk

1. Create a new empty SYPT project.

2. Insert either a Mentor/MD29 or Unidrive/UD7X node.

3. Double-click the node to launch the DPL program editor.

4. Delete the default Background task to create an empty program.

5. In the Insert menu select the File option.

6. Locate the DPL Toolkit file you wish to import and select Open.

The DPL program should now be imported and all the tasks and subroutines will appear as collapsible sections.

Uploading a dpl File from a Target Node

When SYPT Pro is online and communicating with a target such as UD70 or MD29, if the embedded source file in the target is uploaded into SYPT, the source file will be automatically converted into a SYPT Pro DPL file.

Note:

If the converted file is compiled an downloaded back to the target, the file can no longer be uploaded and opened in the DPL Toolkit.

For an overview of the new user interface provided by SYPT Pro see:

• SYPT Components

For an overview of upgrading from SYPTLite to SYPT Pro see:

• Upgrading from SYPTLite

For an overview of upgrading from SYPT V1.X to SYPT Pro see:

• Upgrading from SYPT V1.X

See Also

• Creating Projects

• Inserting Nodes

• Opening and Closing Programs

• Editing Programs

• Uploading Node Programs

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SYPT Components

This section describes the program development environment of the following SYPT components.

• Configuration Editor

• DPL Editor

• Watch Window

Note:

SYPTLite is also a component of SYPT. For help on SYPTLite, please refer to the SYPTLite help file which is accessible from the help menu.

This section only provides an overview of each component. More detailed help on using SYPT to develop projects and programs is contained in the Developing Applications section. Links are provide from the descriptions in this section to the relevant topics in the Developing Applications section.

When SYPT is started, the startup dialog is displayed. This dialog provides easy access to the main SYPT functions. For more information, see:

• Starting SYPT

Starting sypt

At startup, SYPT displays the following dialog.

This dialog provides quick access to major SYPT functions.

Note:

If this dialog is not displayed at startup, it may have been switched off in a previous SYPT session. See Specifying Workbench Options for details on how to reenable the startup dialog.

Information on the features provided by the dialog box is given in the following table.

By checking the "Do not show this dialog again" option, the user can choose not to display the startup dialog the next time SYPT is started.

If the startup dialog is not displayed, or the user presses Cancel on the dialog, SYPT provides menu and toolbar options to carry out all the above tasks.

See Also

• Managing Projects

• PC Communications Settings

Configuration Editor

The Configuration Editor allows creation of a project containing multiple drives. A number of views are provided allowing drives/ nodes to be added into the project on specific communications networks, e.g. a project could consist of multiple Unidrive/ UD70 nodes and Unidrive SP/ SM-Applications nodes all communicating via CTNet. Views are provided to allow definition of cyclic data on any CTNet networks in the project.

In order to edit the user program for a node, the node must be represented on the Configuration Editor.

The Configuration Editor works in two modes: online and offline.

In offline mode, the Configuration Editor does not communicate with any nodes. A project can be edited, e.g. nodes can be added, deleted or have their properties modified.

In online mode, the Configuration Editor communicates with the nodes in a project to verify that the nodes are present. The Configuration Editor will display any differences between what the project says should be found and what is actually found, e.g. some nodes may not be present and some new nodes not in the project may be detected.

You can only open one project at a time in the Configuration Editor. The Configuration Editor has three views in which you develop the different aspects of a project:

• Hardware Architecture View

• Link Architecture View

• Cyclic Data View

See Also

• Developing Applications

• Going Online - Communicating with Targets