Device Type Editor User Interface

Main user interface

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Measurement Tree pane

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String Register Details pane

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Modbus/OPC Map pane

Menu bar

Menu	Options
File	New: Create a new Modbus or OPC device type. Open: Open an existing device type. Save: Save the current device type. Save As: Save the current device type to a different location. Export: Export the current device type as text file in csv format Exit: Close the Device Type Editor.
View	Measurement Tree: Show or hide the Measurement Tree display pane Register Detail: Show or hide the String Register Details display pane Register Map: Show or hide the Modbus Register Map display pane. Show or hide the Enumerations, Address Blocks, Invalid Addresses, and Device Info tabs.
Advanced	Show or hide the Handle Exclusions, Transaction Configuration, Time Sync Info, and Plugin Info tabs.
Tools	Configure Software Logging: Open the Configure Logging and Calculation tool Expose OPC Measurements: Update the OPC measurement definition in the system Clean Measurement Tree: Remove any unused managers, modules, registers from the tree Install Device Type: Open the Device Type Installer
Help	Device Type Editor Help: Open the Device Type Editor help file.

Context Menus

Right-click on a manager, module, or register in the ION Tree to open a context menu. The context menu provides access to the actions you can perform on the Measurement Tree, such as adding and editing managers, modules, and registers.

Right-click anywhere inside the Modbus/OPC Map table to open a context menu. The context menu provides access to the actions you can perform on the Map , such as inserting or deleting rows.

Right-click anywhere inside the Map table header row to open a context menu. The context menu provides access to actions related to the table format, such as sorting of the table content or showing or hiding table columns.