Tab ‘Applications’¶

On this tab of the generic device editor you can see which applications exist on the device. Depending on the system you can delete the applications from the device or retrieve detailed information about the application.

Applications on the PLC	List of the applications found via Refresh list during the last scan of the control device.
Delete Delete all	Deletes the application selected in the list or all listed applications on the controller Note: If a safety controller is inserted below a PLC, then this command can permanently interrupt the communication links of the safety controller to other safety controllers (via safety network variables), to field devices, and to the development system. The safe field devices and the other safety controller can enter the safe state as a reaction. The connection to the development system is affected only in the case of a safety controller that is connected to the main controller via a fieldbus. For more information, refer to the section “Subordinate Safety Controller”.
Details	Opens the dialog box Details. It displays information defined for the application on the Information tab of the dialog box Properties.
Contents	Requirement: The Download the application info option is activated in the Properties of the application object on the Application generation options tab. This causes information about the contents of the application to be additionally loaded to the PLC. The Contents button opens a dialog box with additional information about the differences between the latest generated code and the application code that exists on the controller. The different modules are displayed in a comparison view.
Refresh	The controller is scanned for applications and the list is refreshed accordingly

Note

You can configure the commands Remove application from device and Remove applications from device by means of the dialog box form Tools ‣ Customize . These commands correspond to the Delete and Delete all buttons.