PLC Programming

Parameter Manager
attributes. To enter or edit an attribute value, click on the corresponding field. An edit field will
be opened, if the attribute is editable. The input assistant () will be available in fields where
a component of the CoDeSys project should be entered.
Press to close the entry.
Using the arrow keys you can jump to another field.
In order to toggle the input format between 'decimal' and hexadecimal' use the command 'Format
Dec/Hex' in the 'Extras' menu.
Options:
Below the table in the editor window there can be activated the following options (availability
depending on list type):
Download with program: At a login the list will be downloaded automatically to the controller.
Synchronous actions: currently without function
The sequence of entries within a parameter list can be sorted concerning an attribute (column) in
ascending or descending order of the attribute values. This works in offline and in online mode.
Perform a mouse-click on the field which contains the column title of the desired attribute. Thus the
table lines will be re-sorted and in the column title field of the attribute am arrow symbol will be
displayed, showing the current sorting (pointing upwards = ascending sort sequence, pointing
downwards = descending sort sequence).
6.11.5 Export / Import of parameter lists
'Extras' 'Export'
'Extras' 'Import'
The command 'Export' of the 'Extras' menu can be used to export the lists of the Parameter Manager
to a XML-file. This file for example might be imported to another project by using the import function
in the CoDeSys Parameter Manager.
The command 'Import' of the 'Extras' menu can be used to import a XML-file which describes
parameter lists. This file for example might be created by using the export function in the CoDeSys
Parameter Manager.
6.11.6 Parameter Manager in Online Mode
List transfer between Editor and Controlling Unit
In online mode the parameter lists, which have been created in the editor, can be downloaded to
resp. uploaded from the runtime system. Furtheron you can write single parameter values to the
runtime system.
Please regard: At login automatically a download of all parameter lists will be done for which the
option 'Load with project' is activated !
The current value of each parameter is monitored in an additional column which is displayed in the
parameter manager in online mode :
The following commands are available in the 'Extras' menu for handling the list transfer between editor
and controller:
Delete list
The list currently marked in the navigation window will be deleted from the
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