
Chapter
7
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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7.3.1
The toolbar
The toolbar contains buttons for the following actions (from left to right):
The
Load user configuration
and
Save user configuration
buttons allow you to load
and/or save a configuration including the used tag names in XML format. If you load a
configuration, all previously made changes that have not been saved will be lost. You
can not undo this action.
With the
Import
and
Export
buttons you can import and export the used tag names as a
CSV file or in a network specific file format, e.g. SIEMENS .seq for PROFIBUS or
PROFINET. This allows you to import and use the assigned tag names in a PLC program.
The
Import
button is only available for the
Network to gateway
routing configuration.
Reset to default
restores the default routing configuration. You will be prompted for
confirmation. If you click
Yes
, all previously made changes that have not been saved will
be lost. You can not undo this action.
Clear all
clears the configuration, i.e. deletes all assigned bytes in the
Gateway data
set to network
area. You will be prompted for confirmation.
Delete routing
deletes the selected byte from the
Gateway data set to network
area.
The
Undo
and
Redo
buttons allow you to undo or redo changes you made to your
configuration.
7.3.2
Available data area
This area offers all sources from which data may be routed into the network. It is divided in
two views holding the available
Input types
and
Output
data. You can switch between
these views using the file cards at the bottom.
The
Input types
view contains the input values for the connected Flexi Soft modules
and EFI devices. If your Flexi Soft system contains a second gateway, the input data of
this gateway (i.e. data received from the network the second gateway is connected to)
will be available here as well.
The
Output
view offers the output values for the connected Flexi Soft modules and EFI
devices as well as the
Logic results
from the logic editor.
All sources supported by the current configuration are displayed in black:
connected Flexi Soft modules
connected EFI devices
configured logic results
gateway input data available from another gateway in the system
Sources currently not configured will be displayed in grey. Activating the
Show only
available data
checkbox in the upper left corner hides the unused sources from the view.
Sources that offer “live” data are marked with a little icon next to the text.
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In the default configuration, only the first logic result byte (Logic result 0) is active and available. You can
activate more logic result output bits in the logic editor (see the Flexi Soft software operating instructions,
SICK part no. 8012998).
Fig. 83: Toolbar for the
routing configuration
Note