Dialog: Project Settings: Source Download

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Function: The dialog defines the transfer and storage of the source code as a source download archive on one or more controllers.

Call: Project → Project Settings command, Source Download category

A source download archive is a project archive named Archive.prj.

Table 145. Target Device

Defines the location of the project archive

Selected controller

CODESYS downloads the project archive to this controller. Requirement: The project contains multiple controllers.

CODESYS downloads the project archive to all controllers in the project.

Table 146. Content

Defines the contents of the project archive

Use compact download

: The project archive contains only the project device which contains the active application.

: The project archive contains all of the devices in the project.

Additional Files

Opens the Additional Files dialog where you can select more files for downloading

Table 147. Timing

Defines the time when CODESYS creates a project archive
Implicitly at program download and online change	Each time an application is downloaded or an online change is performed, CODESYS also downloads the project archive to the destination device(s) without any prompt.
Implicitly at creating boot project	Each time a boot application is created, CODESYS also downloads the project archive to the destination device(s) without any prompt.
Implicitly at creating boot project, download and online change	Each time a boot application is created, an application is downloaded or an online change is performed, CODESYS also downloads the project archive to the destination device(s) without any prompt.
Prompt at program download and online change	Each time an application is downloaded or an online change is performed, CODESYS opens a prompt. There you can select whether or not CODESYS should download the project archive to the controller.
Only on demand	A prompt opens only when the Online → Load source code to connected controller command is called. There you can select whether or not CODESYS should download the project archive to the controller.