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Column name
Description
Index
Shows the module index.
Name
Shows the module name.
Tag
Editable short name required for the signal name. The signal name
addresses the data.
Description
Editable module description.
Data type
Data type of the signal. You can set the data type only when you
add a new signal.
Length in bits
Shows the module length in bits.
Bit offset
Shows the configured start address of the module (offset in bytes)
for a signal within a module.
Table 53: Contents of the table „Signals“
The column
Tag
is editable for each module. The
Tag
is an essential part of
the signal name. The following characters are allowed only:
·
Upper-case letters (A-Z),
·
lower-case letters (a-z),
·
numbers (0-9), and
·
underscore.
Do not enter two ore more underscores in succession.
The following table lists the controls of the table
Signals
.
Controls
Description
Moves the marked signal upward by one line.
Moves the marked signal downward by one line.
Adds a new signal. A dialog box for selecting the data type is displayed. You can
set the data type of the signal in this dialog box only.
Deletes the marked signal.
Each column offers you sort and search functions.
To open the list to select from, click the column heading. To activate the filter
function, enter the text in the filter input field and press the Enter key. You can use
* as a wildcard for filtering. To deactivate the filter function again, delete any text
you have entered in the filter input field and press the Enter key.
Table 54: Controls of the table „Signals“
Edge Gateway | NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE (Connect)
DOC170502UM04EN | Revision 4 | English | 2018-08 | Released | Public
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