Adding Input/Output Modules (boxes)

The various input and output modules (boxes) are now added and configured and/or linked with the variables of the PLC projects or other run-time systems (e.g. of an Additional Task) below the configured fieldbus cards.

A right mouse click on the ConfiguredI/O Device (the example shows a Beckhoff FC200x Lightbus PCI card) displays a context menu. As the name says, this menu is context-dependant, i.e. different fieldbus cards often have different context menus. In the following description, therefore, only the general menu entries are discussed. You can obtain detailed device information from the Technical Reference.

Adding Input/Output Modules (boxes) 1:

Append Box

Calls up, depending on the configured fieldbus system, the Selection Diagram for the supported I/O module.

Delete Device

Deletes the I/O device from the tree view and thereby from the configuration.

Online Reset

Actuates an I/O reset on the card. This is only possible, of course, for active configurations and when the system is running.

Export Device

Saves the entire configuration (with all added boxes) for the selected device into an export file.

Import Box

Integrates a previously configured and exported fieldbus station into the current system.

Cut

Copies the current I/O device to the clipboard and removes it from the I/O configuration.

Copy

Copies the current I/O device to the clipboard.

Paste

Inserts another device from the clipboard into the current position (before marked device) in the configuration.

Paste with Links

Does the same as Paste, but adopts previously created Variable Links if possible.

Disabled

Excludes the marked box for calculation. Box configuration and possibly linked variables are still conserved and available for future restoration.