Owner's manual

OpenLNS CT User’s Guide v
Deleting Dynamic FBs ...............................................................91
Creating Dynamic Functional Block Master SmartShapes........ 91
Creating a Virtual Functional Block ..................................................91
Adding a Message Tag SmartShape to a Virtual Functional
Block ..........................................................................................
92
Deleting Message Tag SmartShapes ........................................92
Creating Network Variables ....................................................................92
Creating a Network Variable SmartShape ....................................... 93
Creating a Network Variable Master SmartShape ...........................93
Adding Network Variable SmartShapes to a Functional Block ........93
Creating Network Variables Using Generic Network
Variable SmartShapes...............................................................
94
Creating Dynamic Network Variables Using Network
Variables SmartShapes from the OpenLNS CT NV
SmartShapes Stencil .................................................................
98
Creating Dynamic Network Variables Using Network
Variable Master SmartShapes...................................................
98
Changing a Network Variable Name................................................99
Changing Network Variable Position................................................99
Deleting a Network Variable SmartShape........................................99
Deleting Dynamic Network Variables............................................. 101
Creating a Router ........................................................................................101
Using Automatic Channel Selection for Routers ............................105
Changing a Router Channel...........................................................106
Creating a Channel......................................................................................106
Creating a Subsystem .................................................................................108
Creating a Supernode...........................................................................110
Renaming and Deleting a Supernode Network Variable ......................111
Copying a Subsystem or Supernode ....................................................111
Creating Connections..................................................................................112
Creating a Connection with the Connector SmartShape......................113
Creating a Connection with the Connector Tool...................................113
Creating a Connection with the Network Variable Connection
Dialog Box.............................................................................................
114
Using Reference Connection SmartShapes.........................................117
Aligning Reference Connection SmartShapes...............................117
Using Connection Descriptions.............................................................118
Connection Description Properties.................................................118
Message Service Type ............................................................118
Addressing Mode .....................................................................119
Viewing and Creating Connection Descriptions .............................119
Using Automatic Connection Description Selection .......................121
Changing the Connection Description for a Connection ................ 123
Hiding and Showing Connector SmartShapes .....................................124
Hiding and Showing All Connector SmartShapes in a
Subsystem......................................................................................
124
Hiding and Showing Selected Connector SmartShapes
Attached to Functional Blocks or Supernodes ...............................
124
Hiding and Showing Connector SmartShapes Attached
to a Functional Block ......................................................................
126
Viewing and Navigating OpenLNS CT Network Design..............................128
Opening any Subsystem ................................................................128
Opening a Parent Subsystem ........................................................129
Using Network Navigators..............................................................129
Navigating and Managing a Network with the Network Explorer..........130
Navigating a Network with the Network Explorer ...........................132