Siemens SIMATIC S7 User Manual page 28

Tool operations
3.2 Scan a network and use the device table
Expand the device rows and show local modules and decentralized I/O devices.
Click the expand icon to expand a device row. Use the right-click menu or Edit menu to
expand/collapse all levels.
Only the firmware update operation is possible for indirectly connected devices.
Devices on the lower levels represent local I/O and decentralized I/O that are indirectly
connected to the SIMATIC Automation Tool through a directly connected CPU. A valid IP
configuration is necessary in the CPU, before a CPU's local devices are visible in the device
table.
Devices on the third and fourth levels represent decentralized I/O devices (PROFINET and
PROFIBUS devices). An IP configuration is necessary in a level two decentralized I/O
controller, before the decentralized I/O (for example, head module and I/O modules) are
visible in the device tree.
Working with the device table
● Use the Microsoft Excel compatible cell selection and copy/paste clipboard inside the
device table or outside to/from another application.
● Click on a column header to sort or reverse sort the rows, by that column's data.
● Right-click a column header to show/hide any column.
● Click the checkbox column header or use the edit menu to Check All or Uncheck all rows.
● You can create row filters for the Device, Device type, and Article number columns.
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SIMATIC Automation Tool V2.1 user guide
Manual, V2.1.1 07/2016, A5E33042676-AC