At a Glance

The configuration screen is a graphic tool designed for configuring a module selected in a rack. It displays the parameters defined for this module’s channels, and enables their modification in offline mode and on-line mode.

It also provides access to the debug screen (in on-line mode only).

NOTE: It is not possible to configure a module by programming using direct language objects %KW; these words are accessible in read only format.
NOTE: With module firmware 2.4 or later, you can access the modules either via topological or State RAM addresses.

Please refer to Memory Tab and Topological/State RAM Addressing of Modicon X80 Discrete Modules.

Illustration

This screen enables the display and modification of parameters in offline mode, as well as debug in online mode.

Description

The next table shows the various elements of the configuration screen and their functions.

Address

Element

Function

1

Tabs

The tab in the foreground indicates the mode in progress (Configuration in this example). Every mode can be selected using the respective tab.

The Debug mode is only accessible in online mode.

2

Module area

Specifies the abbreviated heading of the module.

In online mode, this area also includes the three LEDs: Run, Err and IO.

3

Channel area

Allows you:

  • by clicking on the reference number, to display the tabs:

    • Description which gives the characteristics of the device

    • I/O Objects, which is used to pre-symbolize the input/output objects

    • Fault which shows the device status (in on-line mode)

  • to select a channel

  • to display the Symbol, name of the channel defined by the user (using the variable editor)

4

General parameters area

Allows you to select the associated function and task in groups of 8 channels:

  • Function: defines the configuration/de-configuration of the channel group selected (other than groups 0 to 7)

  • Task: defines the task (MAST, FAST) in which channel default exchange objects will be exchanged

The check box Supply monitoring defines the active or inactive state of the external power supply monitoring (available only on some discrete modules).

The Reset and Fallback mode drop-down menus enable you to configure the output reset and output fallback mode (available only on some discrete modules).

5

Configuration zone

Enables the configuration of parameters for the various channels. This field includes various items, displayed according to the selected discrete module.

The Symbol column displays the symbol associated with the channel when it has been defined by the user (using the variable editor).