Generic Device Editor¶
The generic device editor contains tabs for the configuration of a PLC device in CODESYS. Additionally there are device-specific tabs, so that the configuration editor consists of many different dialog boxes, depending on the device.
The editor opens after a double-click on the device object in the device tree (Devices view).
You can make general settings for a device editor in the CODESYSOptions in the category Device Editor. For example, you can show and hide the tabs of the generic device editor.
A device editor is given the name of the device. The following tabs of the generic device editor can be included:
- Communication Settings: Configuration of the connection between the development system and a programmable device (PLC). Not available in the case of pure I/O devices.
- Applications: List of the applications on the controller.
- <device> Configuration: Display or configuration of the device parameters.
- Files: Configuration of the file transfers between a ‘host’ file system and the device.
- Log: Display of the PLC log file.
- PLC settings: Configuration of the handling of the I/Os: which application, behavior in the stop state, updating, bus cycle options, etc.
- PLC shell: Text-based PLC monitor for polling some information from the device.
- Users and Groups: User management with regard to the device at runtime.
- Access rights: Rights for access to objects and files on the device.
- Task deployment: Overview of all inputs and outputs, which are assigned to tasks – useful for troubleshooting.
- Status: Device-specific status and diagnostic messages.
- Information: General information about the device (name, vendor, version etc.)
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