Communication Settings

Manages the connection between the PC and the controller:

oHelping you find a controller in a network,

oPresenting the list of available controllers, so you can connect to the selected controller and manage the application in the controller,

oHelping you physically identify the controller from the device editor,

oHelping you change the communication settings of the controller.

Online mode only

Applications

Presents the application running on the controller and allows removing the application from the controller.

Online mode only

Files

File management between the PC and the controller.

Online mode only

Log

View the controller log file.

Online mode only

PLC settings

Configuration of:

oApplication name

oI/O behavior in stop

oBus cycle options

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Services

Lets you configure the online services of the controller (RTC, device identification).

Online mode only

I/O Mapping

Mapping of the input and output channels of an I/O device on project (application) variables.

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Task deployment

Displays a list of I/Os and their assignments to tasks.

After compilation only

Users and Groups

The Users and Groups tab is provided for devices supporting online user management. It allows setting up users and access-rights groups and assigning them access rights to control the access on EcoStruxure Machine Expert projects and devices in online mode.

For more information, refer to the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Programming Guide.

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Access Rights

The Access Rights tab allows you to define the device access rights of device users.

For more information, refer to the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Programming Guide.

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Status

No information delivered.

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Information

Displays general information about the device (name, description, provider, version, image).

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