This tab allows you to manage the connection from the PC to the controller:
oHelping you find a controller in a network.
oPresenting the list of controllers, so you can connect to the selected controller and manage the application inside the controller.
oHelping you physically identify the controller from the device editor.
oHelping you change the communication settings of the controller.
You can change the display mode of the Communication Settings tab:
oSimple mode. Refer to EcoStruxure Machine Expert, Programming Guide.
oClassic mode. Refer to EcoStruxure Machine Expert, Programming Guide.
oController selection mode. Refer to EcoStruxure Machine Expert, Programming Guide.
In Controller selection mode, the Edit communication settings window lets you change the Ethernet communication settings. To do so, click Communication Settings tab. The list of controllers available in the network appears. Select and right-click the required row and click Edit communication settings ... in the context menu.
You can configure the Ethernet settings in the Edit communication settings window in 2 ways:
oWithout the Save settings permanently option:
Configure the communication parameters and click OK. These settings are immediately taken into account and are not kept if the controller is reset. For the next resets, the communication parameters configured into the application are taken into account.
oWith the Save settings permanently option:
You can also activate the Save settings permanently option before you click OK. Once this option is activated, the Ethernet parameters configured here are always taken into account on reset instead of the Ethernet parameters configured into the EcoStruxure Machine Expert application.
For more information on the Communication Settings view of the device editor, refer to the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Programming Guide.
