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Dialog: Project Settings: Source Download

Symbol: _cds_icon_source_code.png

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 144. Target Device

Defines the location of the project archive

<name of controller>

Selected controller

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

<All devices in project>

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



Table 145. Content

Defines the contents of the project archive

Use compact download

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

_cds_icon_option_deactivated.png: 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 146. 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.



For more information, see: Downloading Source Code to and from the PLC