
31. March 2017
Manual
animeo KNX Master Control W2/W8
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Table Column
Value
Description
Name
(Network variable
name)
The network variable name is taken from
WAGO-I/O-PRO (CODESYS) and is preceded by the
“program name”. With the appropriate setting in the
“View” menu item, only the short name is shown; the
display of the program name is disabled.
Type
(Data point type
name or, if without
type, unit
of data width)
Data point type name. If the data point has no type,
its data width is shown.
Send on reset
On/Off
If the controller is reset, this variable automatically
sends the current value on the bus or not.
This function can be used to initialize the specific group
object..
Read on reset
On/Off
If the controller is reset, this variable automatically reads
the current value from the bus or not.
This function can be used to initialize the associated
function block.
Timeout
( unit)
The data point has a watchdog and expects an update
within the specified time.
Cyclic send
( unit)
Time interval for repetitive cyclic send operation.
Group addresses
(x/x/x)
Assigned KNX group addresses.
A data point can be associated with several group ad-
dresses, maximum 253 group addresses/ assignments.
Data points and group addresses are associated in the
topology window of the ETS.
Checkbox for visibility in the ETS
The checkbox at the beginning of the line for each list entry defines whether the corresponding net-
work variable in the ETS is visible as a communication object and appears in the topology list. Some
of the current properties/values of the network variables, e.g. “Read on reset”, can be edited in the
area of the “Properties” tab (see Section “'Properties' tab”).
H
Multiple selection is supported!
In order to change the properties of several network variables at the same time, you can mark several
lines in the “List of network variables” simultaneously. The changes that you make in the “Properties”
tab then apply to all network variables marked in the list.