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Tab: Safety Online Information

The Safety Online Information tab of the safety PLC provides information about the safety PLC with which CODESYS Safety Extension is currently connected. The controller contents can also be manipulated using commands.

Figure 19. Tab: Safety Online Information
Tab: Safety Online Information


When the Refresh button is clicked, all current information for the boot application and for the firmware is shown with current values from the displayed device instance. The developer receives a message if the information read by the controller is corrupt.

Device name

Device instance from which the displayed information originates.

Refresh

When the button is clicked, all current information for the boot application and for the firmware is shown with current values from the displayed device instance. The developer receives a message if the information read by the controller is corrupt.

Area: Access to device

Current connection

Indicates whether or not the displayed information originates from a confirmed device or teleaccess.

Teleaccess

Indicates whether or not teleaccess to the PLC is permitted.

Admin password

Opens the Set admin password dialog

For more information, see: Set admin password

Conf. teleaccess

Opens the Configure teleaccess dialog (see: Configure teleaccess).

For more information, see: Configure teleaccess.

Tip

For detailed information about "teleaccess", see the Safety User Manual.

Area: Boot application

Application

Name of the safety application object

Comment

Comment, as it was stored in the Properties dialog of the safety application object (Safety tab, Comment section).

Execution version

See Execution version

Created

Time of the creation of the boot application

Restart

Unloads the current application, then loads and starts the boot project.

For more information, see: Restart

Delete

Deletes the boot application on the safety controller and unloads the current application.

For more information, see: Delete (boot application)

Area: Boot application pin

Displayed information about the boot application pin

The pin ID (see Pinning) for the boot project stored in the safety controller is output. It corresponds to the information as displayed in the editor of the safety application object.

  • Name

  • Revision

  • Safety CRC

  • Created

Area: Safety controller

Firmware

The exact designation of the firmware is read from the safety controller.

Update FW

The command loads a (different) firmware release from a file on the controller in order to replace the firmware already existing there.

For more information, see: Update FW

Reset origin

The command allows for the unloading of the application, the deletion of the boot application and the resetting of the password. This command can be executed without a password and permits the controller to be reset even if a password has been forgotten.

For more information, see: Reset origin

Tip

The output fields are empty if the boot project has been created for an unpinned boot application or for a boot application which was changed after pinning.