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ABB Automation
Protocol Editing Tool
User's Guide
the menu File -> Open.. command, or the "Open" toolbar button. When you choose
"Open" the following dialog appears on the screen:
Table 3.2.-1 Explanation of the table columns in the open dialog
Table Columns
Name
Protocol
Based on
Table Value(s) Edited
Table Structure(s) Modified
The user can select a configuration from the object configuration ("work
configuration") directory, from the standard or user templates directory or from the
custom directory.
If the user selects the "Look in:" option and types a path in the path field, then the
following button should be pressed in order to update the configurations list.
The custom path can also be specified with the File chooser after pressing the
"Browse.." button.
The "consistency checking" check box will be enabled if the selected device
supports consistency checking.
When the check box is selected, the POD tool tries to read checksums from the range
of channels of the device, and then compares them with the checksums read from the
protocol configuration files. The configuration is considered consistent if its
Explanation
The name of the configuration/template.
The name of the protocol.
This field defines what device the configuration/template is
suited for.
The date when the table was last edited.
This field contains the checksum. The checksum is based
on the time and date when the configuration/template was
last edited (See Chapter 3.6.2 for more information).
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