Input/Output management
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Menu: Electrical
project > Input/Output
Dockable panel > Contextual menu of the electrical project:
Electrical project > Inputs/Output
management
PLC management: Input/Output |
The Inputs/Output management
dialog box opens.
The I/O (Inputs/Outputs) are classed by Function.
Two icons are available to manage functions.
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New function:
Allows you to add a new function. |
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Functions: Allows
you to open the Function management. |
The Inputs/Output management
dialog box is divided into 2 parts. The right-hand part displays the list
of I/O classed by function. The left-hand part displays the list of macros
available.
Managing Inputs/Outputs
Several commands allow you to add or change PLC channels.
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Add Input/Output:
When you click this icon, a drop-down menu is displayed allowing
you to select the type of channel to add. |
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Add several Inputs/Outputs:
When you click the Add several Inputs/Outputs icon, a drop-down
menu is displayed allowing you to select the type of channel to
add. A dialog box opens asking you to enter the quantity of I/O
you want to add. |
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Change Input / Output types:
Select in the list the channel type you want to associate to the
selected channels. An I/O associated with a PLC channel cannot
be changed. |
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Add the macro: Allows
you to add the selected macro to the channel list. A message box
opens to select the mode you want to use; insert the channels
in a new function or insert the channels using the macro function
mark. |
The I/O are automatically added to the list.
The Address, Mnemonic,
Description and Comment
boxes can be edited.
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Properties: Allows
you to display the properties of the element selected in the list
(Function or I/O). |
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Data Grid: Opens
the selected I/O properties in a tabular format. The listed data
can be copied and pasted into Excel for editing and then copied
and pasted back into the SOLIDWORKS Electrical
properties dialog. |
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Delete: Allows you
to delete the element(s) selected in the list. If you delete a
Function, all the I/O associated with it will also be deleted. |
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Cut: Places a copy
of the selected I/O on the SOLIDWORKS Electrical
clipboard and deletes the original. |
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Copy: Places a copy
of the selected I/O on the SOLIDWORKS Electrical
clipboard and keeps the original. |
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Paste: Pastes the
I/O present on the SOLIDWORKS Electrical
clipboard. A new I/O is created. |
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Tree mode: Displays
the I/O in the form of thumbnail previews. |
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List mode: Displays
the list of the I/O. |
Managing Macros
You can save a list of I/O via macros. The list of macros is displayed
in the left-hand part of the Inputs/Output
management dialog box.
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Save into macros:
To create a macro, select a series of I/O and click on the
Save as macros icon. |
In the same way, if you wish to integrate an I/O stored in a macro into
your electrical project.
1. Select the
macro and click on the Add the macro
icon.
2. A box opens
allowing you to manage the functions.
3. The I/O are
automatically added to the list.