Save the compare report..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Open a compare file...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Start the Compare Tool application........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Set preferences with the Parser.config file.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Elements in the Parser.config file.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Example of the Parser.config file........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Compare Tool menu bar......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
Compare Tool toolbar...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Logix Designer Compare Tool results window......................................................................................................................................................................................36
About compare results.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Supported compare types................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Add-On Instructions differences..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Alarm Manager differences.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
Configuration differences..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41
Datatypes differences................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 41
Equipment Sequence differences........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Function Block Diagram differences...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Ladder Logic differences..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
Designations in Ladder Logic compares.....................................................................................................................................................................................................44
Logical Organizer differences..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Modules differences...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Parameter Connections differences.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Program differences..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46
Quick Watch differences...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Rung differences.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Sequential Function Chart differences.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Structured Text differences..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Tag differences...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................49
Task differences.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50
License protected Add-On Instructions and routines comparison....................................................................................................................................................................51
Supported Library compares..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Dependencies differences........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
External References differences.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Functions differences................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Instance Data differences........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 54
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