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West Control Solutions CALogix User Manual

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Open File

Open controller application settings or logic program file.
Note :

when a saved application or logic file is loaded to a CALogix unit, the logic program will not be running.

Save

Save controller application settings or logic programs.

Export

Application

Creates rich text file (.rtf) with application settings data

Export

device

Creates rich text file (.rtf) with current device settings data

Export

program

(only available when programmer interface is open)

Creates rich text file (.rtf) with device program data

Export

logic

(only available when logic desktop is open)

Creates rich text file (.rtf) with logic program data

Properties

Select security settings, see section on security settings

Edit

programs

Open programmer interface for profile creation, see section on programmer

Edit

logic

Open logic desktop, see section on logic programming

About


BASE UNIT SETUP

To access settings for a base unit

1.

Right-click on controller image.

2.

Mouse over properties, then left-click on base-unit, see diagram above.

3. Double-click

on

(+)

to expand menus.

4. Base-unit settings are shown as below.

Base-unit

Configuration

Default

Options


Baud

rate

9600

2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200. (read only)

The network baud rate can be read. CALogix baud rate is automatically set on power-up to match the baud rate used by the Modbus
master.


Modbus address

1

1 to 255, step 1

The base-unit Modbus address can be set to a value of 1 to 255. A maximum of 31 base-units can be connected in a network.

Base-unit

diagnostics

Default


Serial number

Preset (read only)

The CALogix serial number is factory set before shipment


Firmware version

Preset (read only)

Note :

If the Modbus address is changed CALogix-sw will loose communications with the base-unit as it is still

communicating using the original address. If the address is changed, exit CALogix-sw and browse for the controller using
the new address.

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