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8400 BaseLine D | Software Manual
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Communicating with the controller
16 L Firmware 03.00 - DMS EN 5.0 - 07/2009
4. Click Find device access path to find the controller in the selected bus system.
•The Address assignment dialog box appears:
5. Select the corresponding controller from the Field devices located list field.
6. Click OK.
•The Address assignment dialog box is closed and the selected Device access path
(e.g. "DDCMP:/") is indicated in the Device assignment offline devices dialog box.
7. Click Connect.
• The dialog box is closed and the online connection with the controller is built up.
• When an online connection with the controller exists, this is indicated in the
Project view - by a yellow icon and
- by the word "ONLINE" in the status bar:
Now you can use the icons and to easily build up and end a connection with the
controller. The communication settings are only required when communication with a
controller is built up for the first time.
 If you want to change the existing configuration, select the command OnlineGo
online to open the Device assignment offline devices dialog box and change the settings.
 With an online connection, the »Engineer« displays the current parameter settings of
the controller with a yellow background colour.