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Copying the settings of a channel

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Displays the devices belonging to the ETS project

2

Displays the channels of the device that has been selected the “Topology Backbone” section or another section of the ETS software

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“>” button for defining a channel as a source channel

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“>” button for defining the destination channels

5

“Start channel copy” button

6

“Copy group” checkbox

7

“Copy flags” checkbox

  • Channel settings have been made and tested.
  • The “SIEMENS channel multiplier” app is open in the ETS and is visible as part of the screen.
  1. In a section of the ETS project (1), select the device to which the channel whose settings you want to copy belongs.
  • In the “Channels” (2) section of the “SIEMENS channel multiplier” app, all channels of this device are listed.

Alternatively, you can also select a row in the topology. In this case, all channels of the devices in this line are listed in the “Channels” (2) section of the “SIEMENS channel multiplier” app.

After selecting a source channel, only the channels of devices that are compatible with the device of the source channel are shown.

  1. Select the channel whose settings are to be copied and use the “>” (3) button to move it into the “Source” section.
  • The channel has been defined as the source channel.

If you subsequently notice that an incorrect channel has been selected as the source channel, use the “>” (3) button to specify a new channel. The destination channels are retained.

If the source channel is removed using the “<” button, the destination channel selection is lost.

  1. Select the channels of the selected device that are supposed to receive the same settings and use the “>” button to move them into the “Destination” (4) section.
    Multiple selections are possible via the “Ctrl” or “Shift” button.
  • The channels are defined as “destination channels.”
  1. If desired, select additional devices of the same device family in a section of the ETS project (1).
    Multiple selections are possible via the “Ctrl” or “Shift” button.
  • In the “Channels” (2) section of the “SIEMENS channel multiplier” app, all channels of the selected devices are listed. Channels of incompatible devices are not listed.
  1. Select the channels of the chosen devices that are supposed to receive the same settings and use the “>” button to move them into the “Destination” (4) section.
    Multiple selections are possible via the “Ctrl” or “Shift” button.
  • The channels are also defined as “destination channels.”
  1. If the group addresses are to be copied as well, activate the “Copy groups” (6) checkbox for the respective destination channel. For more information on copying the group addresses, see “group addresses.”
  1. If the set flags of the communication objects are to be copied as well, activate the “Copy flags” (7) checkbox for the respective destination channel.
  1. Click the “Start channel copy” (5) button.
  • The settings of the source channel are copied to the destination channels.
  • The progress is displayed.