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

• Overview

• Configuration

• Device DDT which gives the Device DDT name and type of the device

Specifies the abbreviated heading of the module.

Allows you:

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

  • Description which gives the characteristics of the device

• to select a channel

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

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 (MAST) task in which channel default exchange objects are exchanged

The check box Supply monitoring defines the active or inactive state of the external power supply monitoring for the 16-channel group selected (available only on 16, 32 and 64 channel discrete modules).

In a user application the WRITE_CMD(in a X80 drop) or the WRITE_CMD_QX(in an EIO drop) can also defines the active or inactive state of the external power supply monitoring and overrides the Supply monitoring setting.

WRITE_CMD_QXonly works over the first 8 channels (0...7, 16...23, 32...39 and 48...55) of the 16 channel groups, but affects all 16 channels of the group.

WRITE_CMDworks over any of the 16 channels of a channel group and affects all 16 channels of the group. WRITE_CMDalso allows reactivation of tripped outputs.

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

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).