Step
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Action
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1
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Click Tools → DTM Browser to open the DTM Browser .
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2
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In the DTM Browser, double-click the name that you assigned to the BMECXM module.
Result: The DTM Configuration window is displayed.
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3
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In the Configuration window, select:
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Step
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Action
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1
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Select the DTM that you want to connect to or disconnect from.
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2
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Right-click and select:
NOTE: A connected DTM appears in bold text. The Connect command is available only for disconnected DTMs. |
(1) You can also access the Connect and Disconnect commands in the Control Expert Edit menu.
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Element
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Description
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Channel
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This is the name of the channel communication medium into which the device is plugged. This name is read from the DTM and is set by the device vendor. For example: EtherNet/IP
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Address
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This is the bus address of the device that defines the connection point on its parent gateway network. For example: the device IP address
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DTM name
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The default name is determined by the vendor. You can edit the name in the DTM Browser by clicking the DTM node or in the Ethernet Configuration tab of the CANopen master module screen.
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Status
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Description
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Built / Not-built
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A blue check mark is superimposed on a device icon to indicate that the node/subnode is not built. This means that some property of the node has changed. Information stored in the physical device is thus no longer consistent with the local project.
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Connected /
Disconnected
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A connected DTM appears in bold text.
NOTE: Connecting or disconnecting a DTM to or from its device does not also connect or disconnect Control Expert to or from the device. DTMs can be connected/disconnected while Control Expert is either offline or online. |
Installed /
Not-installed
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A red X is superimposed on a device icon to indicate that the DTM for that device is not installed on the PC.
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Ethernet ready
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A
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