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About ME Transfer Utility

How do I open ME Transfer Utility?

On the development computer, do one of the following:

  • From Windows Start menu:
    • (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008) Select All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View > Tools > ME Transfer Utility
    • (Windows Server 2012) Click the down arrow and select Apps > Rockwell Software > ME Transfer Utility
    • (Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016) Select All apps > Rockwell Software > ME Transfer Utility
  • In FactoryTalk View Studio, from the Tools menu, select Transfer Utility.
  • In FactoryTalk View Studio, on the Toolbar, click the Transfer Utility icon.

Use ME Transfer Utility to:

  • Transfer a runtime application file (.mer) to and from the MobileView™, PanelView™ Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal where the application runs
  • Specify that the downloaded .mer file will run automatically after the download is completed and whenever the MobileView, PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal is restarted
  • Transfer Windows True Type font files (.ttf and .ttc) to a PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal
  • Compare a runtime application on a MobileView, PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal with a runtime application on a desktop computer
  • Download:
    • Multiple applications (one at a time) to the same terminal
    • Applications while another application is running on the terminal
    • A new copy of the application, which is running on the terminal, and use the new application next time when you run the application on the terminal

ME Transfer Utility uses the FactoryTalk® Linx™ Communication tree to specify the upload or download source and destination. You must use an FactoryTalk Linx driver for the download.

See also

Transfer a file to a MobileView, PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal

Transfer a file from a MobileView, PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, or PanelView Plus CE terminal

Compare a local file to a remote file

Configure download drivers