Siemens Simatic PCS 7 Commissioning Manual page 30

Engineering
4.2 Configuring
Structure
The "Interconnection Editor" dialog box is divided into the following columns:
● "Inputs and interconnections" area
● "Outputs" area
Buttons
Button
"Add
interconnection"
"Delete
interconnection"
"Close"
"Save"
"Download"
Icons
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– "Input" column
This column shows the FF devices and the available inputs in the network view of the
FF segment. Inputs are the target of an interconnection.
– "Interconnection" column
This column displays a list of interconnections that were configured for the FF segment.
Layout: Output of the FF device > Function Block > Signal
– "Output" column
This column shows the FF devices and the available outputs in the network view of the
FF segment. Outputs are the source of an interconnection.
Function
Click this button to add an interconnection to the column "Interconnections".
Click this button to delete an interconnection.
Click this button to close the dialog box.
A message informs you if changes were not saved.
Click this button to save configured interconnections in the SIMATIC project.
Click this button to open the CiF interconnection.
NOTICE!
Use this button only if no other changes have been made to the FF segment since
the last download of the device.
Icon Displayed object
FF segment
FF Link
FF device
Block within an FF device
Analog input
Analog input
Digital input
Inputs and outputs
Not interconnected
Interconnected
Not interconnected
Commissioning Manual, 03/2013, A5E03880935-02
Status
FOUNDATION Fieldbus