General Information About Device Editors

Overview

The device editor provides parameters for the configuration of a device, which is managed in the Devices tree.

To open the device editor for a specific device, do the following:

oDouble-click the node of the device in the Devices tree or

oSelect device in the Devices tree and execute the Edit Object command via the contextual menu or via the Project menu.

The Tools > Options > Device editor dialog box allows you to make the generic device configuration views invisible.

This chapter describes the main device editor dialogs. Bus-specific configuration dialogs are described separately.

Main Device Editor Dialogs

The title of the main dialog consists of the device name, for example MyPlc.

Depending on the device type, the device editor can provide the following tabs:

Tab	Description
Communication Settings in Controller selection mode	Configuration of the connection between programming system and a programmable device (controller). The tab that is displayed depends on the mode selected with the parameter Communication page in the Tools > Options > Device editor dialog box.
Communication Settings in Simple mode
Communication Settings in Classic mode
Configuration	Display or configuration of the device parameters.
Parameter	Display or configuration of the device parameters of PacDrive controllers.
Applications	List of applications running on the controller. Refer to the description in the Program chapter.
Synchronized Files	List of files that are downloaded to the controller with an application download.
Files	Configuration of a file transfer between host and controller.
Log	Display of the controller log file.
PLC settings	Configuration of: oApplication noticed for I/O handling oI/O behavior in stop status oBus cycle options
Users and Groups	User management concerning device access during runtime.
Access Rights	Configuration of the access rights on runtime objects and files for the particular user groups.
Task Deployment	Display of inputs and outputs assigned to the defined task - used for troubleshooting.
Status	Device-specific status and diagnostic messages.
Information	General information on the device (for example: name, provider, version).
I/O Mapping	Mapping of the input and output channels of an I/O device on project (application) variables.
OPC UA server configuration	Provides various functionalities to edit the server configuration file ServerConfig.ini on the Compact Flash (CF) card of the controller. The OPC UA server configuration allows you to perform the following actions: oDefine default properties for new server certificates. oView and delete existing server certificates. oView and add sampling rates. oImport and export server certificates. oEnable and manage various settings. This function is not available for all supported controllers. Consult the Programming Guide specific to your controller.