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The System Configuration defines the available hardware and software
resources that are available for Do-more
Designer and the controller to work with. The System Configuration is
integral to a Do-more Designer
project and the controller where the project will be downloaded. It is
imperative that the System Configuration in the project remain in sync
with the one in the controller.
Changes to the System Configuration can have drastic effects on the
capabilities of the controller, so any changes to the System Configuration
can only be safely written to the controller while it is in PROGRAM mode.
The following is a list of the utilities provided by Do-more
Designer to manage the individual sections of the System configuration.
CPU Configuration
- is used to set the modes supported by the onboard ports of a controller,
to manage the Modbus/TCP Server setup, to configure the optional TimeSync
feature, and the set the default watchdog time value.
I/O Configuration
- provides a graphical view of the I/O modules in the base with the controller.
It also provides a facility to manually configure the I/O of a system
which can be used for offline programming.
Module Configuration(s)
- Intelligent modules that are programmable by ladder logic instructions
require a Module Configuration. The Module Configuration provides a logical
connection between the project and the module, eliminating the need for
Base/Slot addressing in the program. This dialog is used to provide the
runtime configuration for SERIO modules and for CTRIO modules.
Device Configuration
- Devices are pre-configured interfaces that provide programmatic access
to system resources. Most instructions operate on image register memory,
although certain high-level instructions use devices. Any additional user
configuration of the devices, for example baud rates for serial ports,
is provided for in this dialog. Some devices are automatically created,
and although they are listed here, they cannot be deleted or edited.
I/O Mappings - The I/O
mapping in a system is automatically assigned. This dialog will display
the current I/O mapping for the current project and allow the I/O mapping
to be manually adjusted.
Memory Configuration
- The memory configuration dialog displays all of the currently configured
memory blocks and heap items.
This dialog also provides a facility to change the existing memory configuration
and/or create additional memory blocks and heap items.
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