ABB CAP 505 User Manual

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Issued: 30.11.2000
Version: A
Program revision: 4.0.3
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Protocol Editing Tool
User’s Guide
CAP 505
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ABB CAP 505 Specifications

General

Brand	ABB
Model	CAP 505
Category	Tools
Language	English

Summary

Introduction

General

Explains the purpose of the Protocol Editing Tool and its relation to the protocol object dictionary.

User modes

Using the Protocol Editing Tool

Starting the Protocol Editing Tool

Details how to start the Protocol Editing Tool from the Project Navigator.

File menu

Presents the File menu options like Open, Save, Print, Exit.

Open

Explains how to open existing protocol configurations or templates.

Save to project

Describes saving the current configuration to the project as a "work configuration".

Save as

Explains saving the active file with a new name or as a copy.

Edit menu

Introduces the Edit menu options like Active Function Blocks and Fast editing mode.

Active function blocks

Explains how to manage active/inactive function blocks.

Fast editing mode

Details the mode for changing cell values in multiple cells simultaneously.

Transfers menu

Upload

Describes uploading table cells from the device to the computer.

Download

Explains downloading protocol tables from the computer to the device.

Protocol Editing Tool functionality

Main dialog

Provides a typical view of the POD tool's main window and its columns.

Sorting

Opening a protocol template

Editing tables

Describes the different methods for editing data within the tables.

Fast edit mode

Details enabling/disabling Fast Edit mode for efficient cell editing.

Changing active function blocks

Explains how to manually or automatically select active function blocks.

Communications

Uploading and downloading the table cells

Consistency checking

Reading diagnostics information

Saving a protocol configuration

Taking backups