Communication Setup editor settings

These are the settings for the
FactoryTalk Linx
Communication Setup
 editor.
IMPORTANT:
Modifying this data at run time could cause unexpected results.
Setting
Description
Device Shortcuts area
Use to add, remove, and modify shortcuts, and apply the shortcut properties to the selected shortcut name.
Tabs
Contain a communications tree control representing the communication topology. Use the tabs to add, remove, and modify devices and drivers.
Right-click the various nodes within the communication tree to display menu options.
Depending on your product, you will see the following tabs:
  • FactoryTalk View ME
     (ME):
    Design (Local)
    and
    Runtime (Target)
     tabs
  • FactoryTalk View SE
     (SE) Local:
    Primary
     tab
  • FactoryTalk View SE
     (SE) Network:
    Primary
     tab and, if server redundancy is selected,
    Secondary
     tab
Mode
Indicates whether you are
Online
 or
Offline
.
Browse status
Indicates if the
FactoryTalk Linx
 is interrogating the network to determine if there are additional devices present.
Shortcut Properties table
Indicates the properties associated with the selected shortcut.
Shortcut options
Indicate the options associated with the selected shortcut type.
Tip:
 If
Unsolicited Message
 is selected in
Shortcut Type
, additional options display.
Status Messages
Used to assist in configuring shortcuts.
Verify
Click
Verify
 to display the results of the Shortcut Verifier, which is a summary of the shortcut assignments and status messages.
TIP:
Warnings have been added to
FactoryTalk
 to tell users if making an edit in the development environment will adversely affect the runtime system.
If the change is made through a dialog box, the
Warning
icon Warning icon appears next to the component where the edit can be made. Hovering the cursor over the icon shows the following warning:
Modifying this data at run time could cause unexpected results
. If the edit is made through a menu item, a warning message shows when you click the menu item.
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