78 Rockwell Automation Publication 2711P-UM008I-EN-P - February 2022
Chapter 3
Load and Run Application
To run a FactoryTalk View ME .mer application on the terminal, you must first
load the application. You can load the application from internal storage
(nonvolatile memory) in the terminal, an SD card, or a USB drive.
To load and run an application on the terminal, follow these steps.
1. Press Load Application from the FactoryTalk View ME Station dialog
box.
2. Press Source to select the location of the file to load:
• Internal Storage - nonvolatile memory of the terminal.
• External Storage 1 - SD card that is loaded in the card slot.
• External Storage 2 - USB drive that is loaded in the USB host port.
3. Select an .mer file from list by using the up and down cursor keys.
4. To load the selected application, press Load.
You are asked if you want to replace the current communication settings
for the terminal with the settings that are defined in the application.
5. Select Yes or No.
• Select Yes to use the communication settings in the application.
• Select No to use the communication settings of the terminal.
The application loads and the application name appears at the top of the
FactoryTalk View ME Station dialog box.
6. To run the application that you loaded, press Run Application on the
FactoryTalk View ME Station dialog box.
TIP The path for Machine Edition files on the terminal is My Device\Application
Data\Rockwell Software\RSViewME\Runtime.
The path for Machine Edition files on the SD card or USB drive is \Rockwell
Software\RSViewME\Runtime.
TIP Applications generate log files. You can delete log files from the FactoryTalk
View ME Station dialog box before running the application. Delete log files
to reclaim memory in the terminal.
To set the application to run on startup or reset, see Run the Loaded
Application on Startup on page 86.
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