Configure a communication driver
Configure a communication driver to import tags in the online or offline mode.
Prerequisites
- Learn about any specific considerations for your controller. See Communication drivers overview.
- If you import tags in the offline mode, export tags from a supported controller to a file. See the controller user assistance.
- To configure a communication driver
- From the toolbar, selectOpen dashboard page
- SelectConfigure communications to devices.
- SelectNew station.
- Select a station type.
- (optional) Edit the name of the station.
- SelectNext.
- Fill in the properties and selectNext.
- SelectNext.
- Configure tags import for the station:TIP: Some communication drivers may not support importing tags from controllers in the online mode, offline mode, or both modes.
- To import tags in the online mode, set the toggle toOnline.
- To import tags in the offline mode, set the toggle toOfflineand inFile path, provide a path to the file with exported controller tags.
TIP: To select the station object inProject view, selectSelect in property view. - Select the tags of interest and selectNext.
- (optional) To configure another communication driver, selectConfigure another deviceand repeat the procedure.
- SelectExit.
In
Project view
, the variables corresponding to the selected tags are added.If you imported tag types, create instances from the imported tag types. See Create an instance of a tag type.
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