Functions/operations using PROFIBUS PA
11.2 Acyclic data transfer
SIPART PS2 with PROFIBUS communication
Operating Instructions, 09/2007, A5E00127926-07
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11.2.3.7
Adjusting the view of SIMATIC PDM
Function bar
With this you can show or hide the function bar containing the color icons in the top margin
of SIMATIC PDM.
Status bar
With this you can show or hide the status bar in the lower margin of SIMATIC PDM. Note
that, important information is sometimes displayed in the status bar, e.g. end of data upload
for the PST trace characteristic.
Update
Use this menu item to update the view in the open working window. After every entry in the
table, the values of all parameters dependent on the changed parameter are automatically
updated; however, their visibility is not updated.
The visibility of all parameters in the table is updated by clicking this menu line or by
pressing the F5 function key. You can use the menu item Extras > Settings > Table to define
whether this update should be executed immediately after changing any value. In addition,
the diagnostics status in the PDM that is visualized using symbols before the device name is
updated.
