Lenze PLC Designer PLC Designer (R3-1) - Manual (Page 855)

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Device Editors
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DMS 4.1 EN 03/2011 TD29 853
To modify the communication configuration use the following buttons respectively
commands from the context menu:
Set active path This command sets the currently selected communication channel as the active
one. See "Set active path". A doubleclick on the entry in the channel tree effects
the same.
Add gateway... This command opens the "Gateway" dialog, where you can define a gateway to be
added to the current configuration.
See "Add Gateway"
Add device... This command opens a dialog titled "Device", where you can manually define a
device to be added to the currently selected gateway entry (Regard also the 'Scan
network' functionality).
See "Add Device..."
Edit Gateway... This command opens the "Gateway" dialog for editing the settings of the
currently selected gateway.
See "Edit Gateway"
Delete selected
Device This command removes the selected device from the configuration tree.
See "Delete selected Device".
Scan for Device by
Name This command serves to scan the network for devices of the same name as
specified in the "Communication Settings" devices list below the corresponding
gateway entry (case sensitive search!). If any are found, each of them will be
added to the list with its specific node address, i.e. the entry will be displayed with
name + node address.
See "Scan for Device by Name"
Scan for Device by
Address This Command serves to scan the network for devices with the same node address
as specified in the "Communication Settings" devices list below the corresponding
gateway entry. If any are found, each of them will be added to the list with its
name, i. e. the entry will be displayed with name + node address.
See "Scan for Device by Address"
Connect to local
Gateway This command opens a dialog for the configuration of a local gateway and
therefore provide an alternative to manual editing the file "Gateway.cfg".
See "Connect to local Gateway"
Scan network This command starts a search for available devices in your local network and the
configuration tree of the concerned gateway will be updated accordingly.
See "Scan network"
Secure online mode: Activate this option if the user for security reasons should be
prompted for confirmation when selecting one of the following online commands:
Force values, Multiple download, Release force list for <application>, Single cycle, Start
<application>, Stop <application>, Write values.
Don't save network path in project: Activate this option, if the current network path
definition should not be stored in the project, but in the local option settings on your
computer. So the path setting will be restored if the project is reopened on the same
computer, but will have to be redefined if the project is used on another system.