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CX-Profibus
Section 2-2
PROFIBUS Master DTM and right clicking the mouse. By selecting the
menu option
Add Device
, a simplified Device Catalogue is displayed,
allowing only a selection of DTMs which can be added to the PROFIBUS
Master DTM.
• Using the Drag & Drop function
A Device DTM listed in the standard Device Catalogue window can be
dragged and dropped from the Device Catalogue to a desired position in
the Network view.
• Using the Add Device button
A device DTM selected in the Device Catalogue can be added to a
selected Master DTM in the Network view by clicking the
Add Device
but-
ton in the Device Catalogue window.
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Saving and Opening Projects
A project, containing various DTMs can be saved and opened to and from
hard disk. Saving a project file is accomplished by selecting the
File - Save
or
File - Save As...
menu option. This will display the standard Windows File
selection window, allowing the user to enter a file name.
The Project File is saved with the extension *.CPR.
Saving the data is initiated from CX-Profibus, but every DTM must support the
save function as well. The settings of each DTM are added to the Project file
by the DTM itself.
A Project file can be opened using the
File - Open
menu option. This will
open the standard Windows File selection window, after which the Project file
can be selected and opened.
Note
When opening a Project file, the network tree view is constructed. However,
for performance reasons, the DTMs are not directly instantiated. The advan-
tage is that the tree view is constructed fast, but opening a DTM from the tree
view may take longer, depending on the performance of the PC used.
A Project File can also be opened from Windows Explorer. Double-clicking a
file with the extension *.CPR will invoke CX-Profibus and open the selected
file.
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Exporting to HTML
CX-Profibus provides automatic generation of project documentation upon
command of the user. The documentation is generated in HTML format, and
can cover either single DTMs or the whole project. After generation of the
HTML document, it will automatically launch the default Internet browser, to
display the result.
Exporting Project to HTML
Exporting the project information to HTML can be achieved in two ways.
• Select the main menu
File - Export Project as HTML
option.
A window will pop up displaying the progress of the export process.
• select
Export to HTML
option from the context menu
First select the project level in the Network view, then right click the
mouse to display the context menu. A window will pop up displaying the
progress of the export process.