Software Configuration with the GSDML Composer
5.5.2 Edit Device Library
To edit the entries of the device library the context menu of the device library or its toolbar can be
used.
Figure 11:
The following commands can be enabled via the context menu or their corresponding symbols in
the toolbar:
Import new slaves into
library
Opens a dialogue for the selection of the EDS files.
The selected files are automatically copied into the device Library
INFORMATION
The device library is the “
DeviceLibrary
“
subdirectory of the CANopen-PN.
Do not edit it manually!
Additionally the files will be changed when copied to the
directory and may therefore not be copied back or used
somewhere else.
Delete from slave library
Deletes the selected device from the library
Change default image
Shows a dialogue for the selection of a new graphic file for the
selected device.
Supported file extensions are: .
jpg
, .
jpeg
, .
bmp
, .
gif
and .
png
At the import the standard graphic will be searched for according
to the file name of the corresponding EDS file, i.e. for
abc.eds
it
will be searched for
abc.jpg
,
abc.png
, etc.
Append to new editor
Adds the selected CANopen device to the current project.
The device will then be shown in the window of the CANopen
network editor.
EDS information and device graphics are also copied when the device is inserted in the project, i.e.
changing or deleting of entries of the device library will not influence existing projects.
CANopen-PN
Manual • Doc. No.: C.2921.21 / Rev. 1.6
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