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Creating Project Files—PLC to Devices
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4.6
Device List Setup
The Device List menu item enables you to indicate which
registers on the PLC will receive data from the devices. In
this screen, you will enter the device type and address for
each Siemens device connected to port 2. You will also indi-
cate to which registers on the PLC you want the DTU3005
to write device data.
Select
Device List
from the
Edit
menu to display the
device list screen:
This screen is divided into two parts:
•
On the left side of the screen is a list of the devices con-
nected to port 2 (the list is initially empty). Up to 32
devices can be attached; however, only 17 of the
devices are visible on the screen at one time. To see all
the devices, click on the scroll bar with the mouse, or
use the
Up
and
Down Arrow
and
Page Up
and
Page
Down
keys.
•
The right side of the screen is used to configure the
data register information for the selected device, as
shown in the example screen on the next page. You
can add or delete devices, or change device configura-
tion by highlighting the
Device Type
on the left side of
the screen, then using the fields and buttons on the
right side of the screen.
Adding a Device
To add a device to the device list:
1.
Highlight the first line where the
Device Type
and
Address
fields are blank—this should be the first avail-
able device number
No
field.
2.
Press
Enter
or
Tab
to add a device. The cursor will
move to the
Device Type
field on the right side of the
screen. Press
Enter
, and the
Device Types
list dis-
plays:
