Description of the GUI

This section describes the structure of the graphical user interface (GUI) of the netHOST DTM. The GUI is divided into five areas:

Figure 40: GUI of the netHOST DTM

General Device Information

Parameter Meaning

IO Device Name of the device Vendor Vendor name of the device Device ID Identification number of the device Vendor ID Identification number of the vendor Table 10: General Device Information

Navigation Area

In the navigation area, you can open individual dialog windows of the DTM by clicking on an entry in the navigation tree. The entries are grouped into different categories and folders.

Note that the categories/folders displayed in this area depend on whether there is an active online connection between SYCON.net and the netHOST device. If the netHOST DTM in SYCON.net has an online connection to the netHOST device, only the dialog windows for Diagnosis will be offered in the navigation area. If there is no active online connection, only the dialog windows belonging to the Settings and Configuration categories will be displayed here.

By clicking on the button, you can hide the navigation area. By clicking the

control element on the bottom left side of the currently opened dialog window, you can re-open the navigation area.

Figure 41: Navigation Area of the netHOST DTM Dialog Pane (main area on the right side)

The Dialog Pane displays the dialog windows which have been selected in the navigation area. If there is no active online connection, the dialog windows for Settings and Configuration can be chosen here:

Dialog window Description

Settings

Driver In the Driver dialog window, you can select a driver from the drivers list.

For further information, refer to Driver Dialog Window section on page 58.

netX Driver In the netX Driver dialog window, you can configure the driver enabling communication between the DTM in SYCON.net and the netHOST device. For instance, you have to specify the IP address of the netHOST device here.

For further information, refer to netX Driver Dialog Window section on page 59.

Device Assignment In the Device Assignment dialog window, you have select the device which you want to configure, and assign it to the driver. For further information, refer to Device Assignment Dialog Window section on page 61.

Configuration

Settings In the Settings dialog window, you can update the firmware of the netHOST, if necessary. You can also define a name for the configuration.

For further information, refer to Settings Dialog Window section on page 64.

Memory Card Management

In the Memory Card Management dialog window, you can save the firmware and the configuration file from the netHOST to an SD memory card. You can also restore the saved files from memory card to netHOST device here.

For further information, refer to Memory Card Management Dialog Window section on page 66.

Description of the netHOST DTM 55/100 Licensing In the Licensing dialog window, you can check which license is

present in the netHOST device. You can also order a license from Hilscher and download the license to the netHOST device. For further information, refer to Licensing Dialog Window section on page 68.

Table 11: Dialog Windows in the Dialog Pane

If there is an active online connection, the dialog windows for Diagnosis are displayed here instead of the Settings and Configuration dialog windows described above. For a description of the Diagnosis dialog windows, see Windows of the “Diagnosis“ Group section on page 69.

OK, Cancel, Apply and Help buttons

Meaning

OK To confirm your latest settings, click OK. All changed values will be applied on the frame application database.

The dialog then closes.

Cancel To cancel your latest changes, click Cancel.

Answer to the safety query Configuration data has been changed. Do

you want to save the data? by Yes, No or Cancel.

Yes: The changes are saved or the changed values are applied on the

frame application database. The dialog then closes.

No: The changes are not saved or the changed values are not applied on

the frame application database. The dialog then closes.

Cancel: Back to the DTM.

Apply To confirm your latest settings, click Apply. All changed values will be applied on the frame application database.

The dialog remains opened.

Help To open the DTM online help, click Help. Table 12: Standard Command Buttons in the netHOST DTM

Status Bar (Footer)

The Status Bar displays information about the current state of the DTM. The current activity, e.g. download, is signaled graphically via icons in the status bar.

Figure 42: Status Bar – Status Fields 1 to 6

Status Field

Icon / Meaning

1 DTM Connection States

Connected: Icon closed = Device is online Disconnected: Icon opened = Device is offline 2 Data Source States

Data set: The displayed data are read out from the instance data set

(database).

Device: The displayed data are read out from the device. 3 States of the instance Date Set

Valid Modified: Parameter is changed (not equal to data source). 4 Changes directly made on the Device

Load/configure diagnosis parameters: Diagnosis is activated.

6 Device Diagnosis Status

Save operation succeeded: The save operation has been successful.

Further messages due to successful handling of device data.

Firmware Download: Firmware Download is running Save operation failed: The save operation has failed.

Further fail operation messages due to incorrect communication due to malfunction in the field device or its peripherals.

Table 13: Status Bar Icons [1]

Offline State Save operation succeeded Firmware Download Firmware Download successful

Online State and Diagnosis

Description of the netHOST DTM 57/100

Table lines

In the DTM dialog pane table lines can be selected, inserted or deleted.

Meaning

To select the first line of a table use First Line.

To select the previous line of a table use Previous Line.

To select the next line of a table use Next Line.

To select the last line of a table use Last Line.

Create a new Line inserts new lines into the table.

Delete selected Line deletes the selected line from the table.

Table 14: Selecting, inserting, deleting Table Line