Downloading Objects In The Ff Segment - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Functions
7.3 Device management
Locked inputs and outputs
Inputs or outputs can be locked for the interconnection. Causes:
● The input or output is interconnected internally.
● An I/O address is already assigned to the input or output in HW Config from the process
Example of the representation:
The lock icon indicates a locked input.
7.3.10.2

Downloading objects in the FF segment

You have to download the following data for the function of the FF devices in a system:
● CPU data
● Schedule, bus parameters and interconnections (to the FF segment)
● Device parameters (to all FF devices)
Note
Downloading function blocks
It is not necessary to download an entire device if there are only minor changes.
You can download a group of function blocks or one individual function block for an FF device.
Replacing devices
You have the following options for replacing devices with SIMATIC PDM:
● Replacement of a device with one of the same type
● Replacing a device with a similar one
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Icon Displayed object
Analog output
Digital output
Digital output
image. You can find information on this in the section "Auto-Hotspot".
– Hardware configuration of a CPU with connected FF segment (to the CPU)
– Program and connections (to the CPU)
Interconnected
Not interconnected
Interconnected
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