Command ‘Insert Device’

Function: this command opens the dialog box Add Device for the selection of a device object that is to be inserted in the device tree below the currently selected object.

Call: Context menu of a device object in the device tree.

Requirement: An object is selected in the device tree below which a device object can be inserted.

See also

Dialog box ‘Add device’

Function: Depending on the currently selected position in the device tree, the dialog box offers a selection of the devices that can be inserted at this point. In addition, it contains the commands also available in the context menu: Insert Device, Add Device, Plug Device, Update Device.

Requirement: The devices are installed in the device repository on the local system.

Note

If you have opened the dialog box, it always displays the selection to suit the object currently selected in the device tree until you click Close.

Name Name with which the device is to appear in the device tree. Must be a valid IEC identifier.
action
Add device CODESYS inserts the selected device indented below the selected object in the device tree.
Insert device CODESYS inserts the selected device at the same level as the selected object below it in the device tree.
Plug device CODESYS inserts the selected device in the selected slot. If the slot is already occupied, the existing module is replaced by the new one.
Update device

CODESYS replaces the device selected in the device tree by the one selected.

Please note: Depending on the device, this may cause the configuration already done in the device editor to be overwritten with the default values!
String for the full text search This field is editable after clicking in it. For any character string entered, only those devices that include the character string are displayed in the lower view. The matched string is highlighted in yellow for these devices.
Vendor: Drop-down list with manufacturers whose available devices are displayed.
Group by category

: The available devices (newest version) are sorted by category. The category is defined in the device description file.

: The available devices appear flat and alphabetically sorted.
Display all versions (for experts only)

: In addition, all other available versions of the devices can also be selected.

: Only the newest version of each device is available for selection
Display outdated versions

: In addition, outdated versions of the devices can also be selected. Outdated versions result, for example, from the update of plug-ins.

: Outdated device versions are not displayed.

The information provided by the device description file is displayed:

device name, vendor, categories, version, order number and a short description, device-specific bitmap.

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