Generic Device Editor¶

The generic device editor contains tabs for the configuration of a PLC device in CODESYS. Additionally there are device-specific tabs, so that the configuration editor consists of many different dialogs, depending on the device.

The editor opens after a double-click the device object in the device tree (Devices view).

You can make general settings for a device editor in the CODESYS Options in the Device Editor category. For example, you can show and hide the tabs of the generic device editor.

A device editor is given the name of the device. The following tabs of the generic device editor can be included:

Communication: Configuration of the connection between the development system and a programmable device (PLC). Not available in the case of pure I/O devices.
Applications: List of the applications on the controller.
<device> parameters: Display and configuration of device parameters.
Files: Configuration of the file transfers between a host file system and the device.
Log: Display of the PLC log file.
PLC settings: Configuration of the handling of the I/Os: which application, behavior in the stop state, updating, bus cycle options, etc.
PLC shell: Text-based control monitor for interrogating certain information from the controller.
Users and groups: User management with regard to the device at runtime.
Access rights: Rights for access to objects and files on the device.
Symbol rights: Access rights of individual user groups to symbols (symbol sets) on the device.
Task list: Overview of all inputs and outputs, which are assigned to tasks – useful for troubleshooting.
Status: Device-specific status and diagnostic messages.
Information: General information about the device (name, vendor, version etc.)