Who Active dialog box settings
Use the
Who Active
dialog box to navigate network topologies and select a controller to perform tasks, such as updating the current path or project communications path. Settings on the Who Active
dialog box are: Setting | Description |
Communication software network browser | Displays the topology of the network for selecting a controller. |
Path | The current path to a controller on the network that Logix Designer uses to go online and upload data to a controller or download data from a controller.The selected controller in the communication software edition matches the path. The first time the communication software edition browses to this path, it selects the root item in the topology. Browse to the controller to verify that the path is valid. When browsing through the network devices in the topology, the field changes to show the path to the selected item. This path cannot be edited directly. After changing it using the Advanced option, the driver and path are combined into a path. For example, if selecting driver AB_KTC-1 and path 2, 6, 1, 0, the following appears:AB_KTC-1\2, 6, 1, 0 , and the Who Active selection is set to the root item.When opening a project, its path becomes current. The current and project paths shown are the same unless the current path is changed using the Advanced option. If a path is truncated, and ... is added to the end. Place the mouse cursor over the path to see the whole path in a tool tip or increase the size of the dialog box to see the complete path. |
Path in Project | The stored path in the project file. If a project is not open, this field is empty, and the label is grayed out. Tip: Changing communication software editions that have different names assigned to the network configuration can impact communication with a controller. This may require browsing the topology tree again to locate the controller. |
Set Project Path | Used to set the current path to the project. This command is not available if:
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Clear Project Path | Used to clear the project path. This button is disabled if:
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Go Online | Used to go online with the controller using the current path.
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If a project is not open, the file that matches the name of the controller opens. If another project is open, the software uses that project. If you are already online with a different controller, the open project closes, and the matching file opens. Go Online is not available if:
The Go Online command executes when you double click an entry in the communication software edition tree, or press Enter . |
Upload | Used to upload data from a controller in the network.
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If a project is not open, the file that matches the name of the controller opens. If another project is open, the software uses that project. If you are already online with a different controller, the open project closes, and the matching file opens. The Upload button is not available if:
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Download | Used to download data to a controller in the network.
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The software always downloads the open project. If you are online with a different controller, the software connects to the selected controller before it opens the Download dialog box.The Download button is not available if:
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Update Firmware | Used to access the Choose Firmware Update dialog box and update a firmware revision for a controller.
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This button only updates controller firmware and certain motion module firmware. To update firmware for other devices, you must run the ControlFLASH application separately. |
Advanced | Opens the Driver and Path Configuration dialog box. Use this dialog box to manually enter a path.To access Advanced , in the Who Active dialog box, right-click the Who Active title bar and click Advanced . |
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