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FTTrend
PLC WorkShop for Simatic TI505
The list box within the “Existing File” group box will hold the most
recently used (MRU) configuration files read from the registry similar to
the MRU list of .LGR files under the “File” menu
The database file must include at least 4 fields (ADDRESS, TAG,
Description, and COMMENT) in order. If these fields are not found, a
documentation-mapping dialog will be displayed to map user fields to
FasTrak fields described above. A tag is synonymous with a Workshop
symbol and a description is synonymous with a Workshop label. Every
device configured must have a corresponding doc file.
Adding Devices
To add a device select the “Add Device” button and the dialog below will
be displayed.
Figure 5
The first running server (alphabetically) will be displayed in the “Server”
combo box along with any other running servers. Modification of the
device name will automatically update the doc filename so that they
mirror one another. You can select a different doc path and/or file by
manually editing this string or by selecting a new or existing doc file by
clicking on the “…” button to bring up a common file select dialog.
Since database files can be shared with other applications a “Re-read”
check box is included along with a time increment. When this is checked,
the database will be re-read and the tags and descriptions will be
modified in the trend windows to reflect any changes in the database.
This can create a short wait time depending on how many tags are in the
database.
Select the “Comm. Setup…” button to initialize vendor specific device
settings as shown below for Siemens 505.