Menu Bar - Advantech ADAM-6366 User Manual

4.3.1

Menu Bar

The menu bar comprises four menus: File, Tools, Setup, and Help. The items under
each menu are described as follows:
File Menu
Open Favorite Group
Save Favorite Group
Auto-Initial Group
Exit
Tools Menu
Search Device
Add Devices to Group
Group Configuration
Terminal for Command
Testing
Print Screen
Monitor Stream/Event
Data
Setup Menu
Favorite Group
Refresh Serial and
Ethernet
Add COM Ports
Show TreeView
Allow Calibration
Help Menu
Check Up-to-Date on
the Web
About
ADAM-6300 User Manual
Allows you to load a saved configuration file for a favorite group.
Allows you to save a favorite group into a configuration file.
Checking this option will load the same favorite group configuration
next time you launch Adam/Apax .NET Utility.
Exit Adam/Apax .NET Utility.
Search for all ADAM modules connected to the host PC.
Adds ADAM modules to the favorite group; only selected devices in
the Module Tree Display Area will be added to the group.
This item is for updating the firmware, configuration, and HTML
files of a single module or multiple modules. The configuration file
includes settings on device information, general information, P2P
and streaming, GCL, and Modbus address XML files. The configu-
ration file can be exported as a Cfg file from the Firmware tab in
the Status Display Area.
Launches a terminal for communicating with ADAM modules via
ASCII command and Modbus/TCP.
Exports the Adam/Apax .NET Utility screen as an image file
ADAM modules support a datastream function. This allows you to
define the host (such as a PC) by IP, and ADAM modules will then
periodically transmit their I/O status to the host. The IP address and
transmission period can be configured from the Stream tab in the
Status Display Area.
This is for configuring your Favorite group, including adding
devices, modifying or deleting current devices, sorting current
devices, and diagnosing device connections.
This will cause Adam/Apax .NET Utility to refresh the serial and
LAN network connection.
This is for adding serial COM ports to Adam/Apax .NET Utility (this
does not apply to ADAM-6000 modules).
Clicking on this item shows the Module Tree Display Area.
Select this to enable/disable module calibration.
Connect to the Advantech download website and checks for the
latest version of the utility.
This shows information on the version of Adam/Apax .NET Utility
currently installed on your computer.
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