Instructions

akYtec GmbH · Vahrenwalder Str. 269 A · 30179 Hannover · Germany · Tel.: [phone] · www.akytec.de
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Contents
1 General ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Abbreviations and terms ........................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 About software .......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 System requirements ................................................................................................................................ 4
2 User interface .................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Menu ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Toolbars .................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Workspace .............................................................................................................................................. 10
2.4 Library Box .............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.5 Property Box ............................................................................................................................................ 12
2.6 Display Manager ..................................................................................................................................... 12
2.7 Status bar ................................................................................................................................................ 14
2.8 Variable Box ............................................................................................................................................ 15
2.9 Component Manager .............................................................................................................................. 15
2.9.1 Online Database .............................................................................................................................. 16
2.9.2 Local library ...................................................................................................................................... 17
3 Usage basics ................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.1 Program execution .................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2 Program cycle time.................................................................................................................................. 18
3.3 Project creation ....................................................................................................................................... 18
3.4 Connection to device ............................................................................................................................... 19
3.4.1 OFFLINE mode ................................................................................................................................ 20
3.5 Device information................................................................................................................................... 20
3.6 Project information .................................................................................................................................. 21
3.7 Upload project to device .......................................................................................................................... 21
3.8 Firmware update / repair ......................................................................................................................... 22
3.8.1 Forced firmware update / repair ....................................................................................................... 23
4 Device configuration .................................................................................................................................... 24
4.1 Display ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 Clock ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.3 Interfaces ................................................................................................................................................. 25
4.3.1 Modbus working ............................................................................................................................... 25
4.3.2 Add / remove interface ..................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.3 RS485 Interface configuration ......................................................................................................... 28
4.4 Extension modules .................................................................................................................................. 33
4.5 Inputs ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.6 Outputs .................................................................................................................................................... 34