This functionality is only available for certain module packages. Info / Copyright

Tab PLC box

In this tab you specify the properties for the selected PLC box. (At the main function you specify the properties for the entire PLC card.) In addition to the properties possessed by all functions, further PLC specific properties are shown here.

In the Properties (global) processing mode, you edit the properties of all representations of the function jointly; in this case, the tab shows the supplement "(Device)".

Overview of the main dialog elements:

Displayed DT:

The displayed DT is displayed in the graphical editor on the component. If you have defined in the project settings that devices are to be automatically numbered when symbols are inserted, then a DT is automatically suggested here. You can accept this DT or overwrite it manually.

In addition you can use the popup menu or the [...] button to create or select a DT.

Full DT:

This field displays the full DT (i.e. structure identifier of the current environment + displayed DT) of the component / item. Use the [...] button to open the Full DT dialog. You can edit the structure identifiers there and select, e.g., another mounting location.

Technical characteristics:

Enter the technical characteristics of the PLC box here.

Function text:

Here you enter the function text for the function / device.

Aside from the manually entered function text, there are other (automatically determined) function texts that you will find in the table of properties:

Engraving text:

Here you enter the engraving text for the PLC box, or select an entry from the drop-down list. The list shows all values that you have previously entered for the same type of function at other places in the project.

Mounting site (describing):

Here you enter the descriptive mounting site for the PLC box, or select an entry from the drop-down list. The list shows all values that you have previously entered for the same type of function at other places in the project.

Main function:

Select this check box if the current function is a main function.
When using a DT for which there is already a main function, when using a placed main function, or when placing an already placed main function, this property will automatically be switched off at the target function, that is, the check box is deactivated.

Note:

The setting is automatically compared to the check box of the same name in the Symbol / function data tab.


Properties group box

For PLC boxes, among other properties, the following are available:

Notes:

Note:

The properties Address range (SIEMENS STEP 7 Classic) and Address range 2 (SIEMENS STEP 7 Classic) are available for data exchange in the "SIEMENS STEP 7 Classic" format. In these properties enter the size of the address range within the PLC controller that is occupied by the card here, for example "4". Depending on the PLC card used a specification either in bits or bytes is required here. You can use the Address range 2 (SIEMENS STEP 7 Classic) property to specify a separate size for the address range of the outputs. The usage of these properties for the address range is analog to the properties of the start addresses. The above mentioned notes for the start addresses also apply for these properties.

See also