Instruction manual

Accessing Editors
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890USE18000 September 2003
The Module Editor
Overview The modular editor provides access to some of the key functions of the Advantys
configuration software. In offline mode, this editor is where you can access and
customize the operating parameter values of the modules in your island
configuration. In the online mode, the editor displays dynamic diagnostic error
messages.
Structure The module editor has four screens that can be accessed via tabs across the top of
the editor screen:
If a tab is dimmed, it is unavailable.
Tab Use Function Mode Availability
General read-only provides general information about the
selected module
offline and online
Properties read-write displays the selected module’s operating
parameters and lets you reconfigure some of
them (See Modifying Module Parameters in the
Properties Tab, p. 52)
offline
I/O Image read-only dynamically displays the parameter values of
the selected module and its memory address
online
Diagnostics read-only displays any error messages of the selected
module, four messages at a time, updated
cyclically. The top message is the most recent
one.
online
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