Header (1)

As a prominent layout bracket on top in the user interface, the UI header contains all basic func­tions and commands relevant to projects, devices and the UI view.

File

Leftmost above the header, you find the main menu for project files. You can load new – and save, reopen, edit existing projects.

Device

Read, write, and save device parame­ters. .
Set Parameters: Transmits the selected parameter values to system-connected control­lers.
Note: You can select parameters to be set by ticking them. You can find a list of all used parameters under Parameter Value Transfer if you click the respective system.
Get Parameters: Reads the values of system-connected controllers.
Store Parameters: Stores Set-transmitted values of system-connected controllers.
Restore Factory Default: The stored objects are discarded, with the exception of the category Tuning and the fieldbus-specific category. You can find further details in the chapter Discarding the saved data in the manual of your controller.

The change does not take effect until after the controller is restarted (Restart Device).

View

Here you can customize the UI by changing the theme, showing/hiding features or opening them in separate windows.
You can also set the User level, to govern user rights for the following roles:
  • Expert: Project owner with all rights. May create and edit projects, rights, visibilities, etc. Governs via Properties, for each single pa­rameter up to a complete Controls group, who may see and edit exactly what.
  • Intermediate: May change device parameters, but can't edit a project.
  • Basic: Similar to Intermediate, but often gets fewer editing rights from Ex­pert.

Help

Open the online help or PNDS3 version info.