Lenze PC-based Automation Industrial PC - Manual (Page 111)

2.5 EN - 01/2012
L
111
Industrial PC | Parameter setting & configuration
Visualisation with »VisiWinNET®«
Constellation and connection
13.3.3 The Lenze Variables Browser
The variables browser can be used to browse for variables on the devices connected to the
Industrial PC and to transfer them to a »VisiWinNET®« project. For this purpose, a
connection between the integrated »VisiWinNET®« development environment and the IPC
is not required. The data is read from the locally available parameter files, which have been
exported from the »Engineer« in advance.

How to call up the Variables Browser:
1. Open the Project Explorer (

Open the Project Explorer ).
2. Open the Variables ->Channels branch in the Project Explorer.
3. Select Browse variables in the context menu of the intended communication
channel.
• The Lenze Variables Browser window appears. In the Devices selection list all
devices available for reading variable definitions appear.
13.3.3.1 Browsing for variable definitions
When you have started the Lenze Variables Browser, you can select one or more devices
and then read their variable definitions.