Configuring Properties

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Configuring Properties

All settings are executed on this Driver's configuration dialog box. On this dialog box, the most relevant parameters are described on the next table.

Configuration options of B. Braun AutoProgramming Driver

Tab

Parameter

Offline String

Data Type

Description

Setup

Physical Layer

IO.Type

Text

By default, use the Ethernet option

Timeout

IO.TimeoutMs

Number

Time limit, in milliseconds, to receive data on a device's answer. For example, a value of 1000 defines a time-out of 1 (one) second

Logging options / Log to File

IO.Log.Enable

Number

Enable log generation and a log file name to generate for debugging purposes on communication. A value of 0 (zero) disables log generation and any value different from 0 (zero) enables it

IO.Log.Filename

Text

Ethernet

Transport

IO.Ethernet.Transport

Text

By default, use the TCP option

Main IP

IO.Ethernet.MainIP

Text

Device's IP address, in the format [0-255].[0-255].[0-255].[0-255]

Port

IO.Ethernet.MainPort

Number

By default, use the value 4002

 

In addition to this Properties Window, these settings can also be defined at run time in Elipse E3, Elipse Power or Elipse Water applications. For this, initialize this Driver in Offline mode, that is, execute an application with the Start driver OFFLINE option enabled, configurable on the Setup tab of the Properties Window, described previously.

All offline properties must be configured via PLC Tags in String format using the N1 parameter equal to -1 (minus one), N2 equals 0 (zero), N3 equals 0 (zero), and N4 equals 3 (three). For more details and examples, please check topic Documentation of I/O Interfaces.

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