13
Operation with the MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio engineering software
Connection mode
Manual – PROFINET IO Interfaces, Field Distributors
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Tools
Description
Online
tools
Changes made using online tools affect
"ONLY"
the unit [4] at first.
•
Perform the "Upload (unit->PC)" function if you want to transfer the
changes to your RAM.
•
Save your project so that the changes can be stored on the hard disk
[1] of your engineering PC [3].
INFORMATION
•
The "Online" connection status is
NOT
a response message which informs you
that you are currently connected to the unit or that your unit is ready for commu-
nication. If you need this response message, pay attention to the chapter "Setting
up the cyclic availability test" in the online help (or in the manual) of MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio.
•
Project management commands (such as "download" and "upload"), the online
device status, and the "device scan" operate independently of the set connection
mode.
•
MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio starts up in the connection state that you set before
you closed down.
13.3.2
Selecting the communication mode (online or offline)
Proceed as follows to set the connection mode:
1. Select the connection mode:
ð
"Switch to online mode" [1] for functions (online tools) that should directly influ-
ence the device.
ð
"Switch to offline mode" [2] for functions (offline tools) that should influence
your project.
[1] [2]
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[1] "Switch to online mode" icon
[2] "Switch to offline mode" icon
2. Select the device node.
3. Right-click to open the context menu and display the tools for configuring the
device.
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