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Controller
Parameter Description
Name Symbolicname. Thenamecanbeany alphanumeric
string,beginningwitha letter (a-z,A-Z).
ID Optionalshortnameforcontroller;displayedinfunctions
suchasDataexchange.
Active Selectionofwhichcontrollersaretob e active inruntime.
Changeofactiv e controllers canalsobeperformedin
runtimeusinganactionorscript.
Controllers are added and deleted using the Add and Delete buttons.
Clicking Controller allows selecting another controller, and Settings displays
settings for the selected driver.
Clicking Help in the driver settings dialog opens the help file for the driver.
Relatedinformation
SelectController
5.1.1 NotifyWindow
If a communication error between the application and the controller is detected
in runtime, this will result in a communication error, and a Notify Window will
be displayed in the operator panel. The Notify Window is a floating window that
starts in the upper left corner of the screen. It is also used to display the alarm
indicator.
The Notify Window can be moved to any position on the current screen.
5.2 DEMOController
The DEMO controller is used and selected in the same way as a regular controller
driver, to design and test a project directly on the development PC without
connection to an external controller.
Anumberofpredefinedtagscanbeselected:
Datatype TagID Description
BIT,BOOL M0-M99 Digitaltags
INT16,UINT16 D0-D99 Analogtags
The DEMO controller also includes counters and digital tags with predefined
functions:
Datatype TagID Description
BIT M100- M104 TogglesOFFandONevery1,000ms
INT16 C0- C4 Counts from0to 100with1,000msinterval
bydefault;min/maxvaluescanbedefined
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