L-INX User Manual 248 LOYTEC
Version 4.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
To import a Modbus Device Template
1. Right click on the Folder Modbus Device Templates and select Import device
template from the context menu.
2. This opens the Import Modbus Device Template dialog shown in Figure 193.
Figure 193 Import Device Template dialog.
3. Press the button and select a template file from the Open dialog.
4. After selecting the file, the device information is displayed.
5. Press Import for importing the template or Cancel for closing the dialog without any
changes.
6. When a template is imported, a folder with the name of the device is created. Under
this folder a Datapoints folder containing the data points from the template file is
created.
Tip: Data points can be added to the data points of the template by right clicking in the data
point list and selecting New Datapoint.
Importing a device template from the folder list does not create a device instance. Device
instances can only be created using the import in the Network Management Dialog. In this
dialog also the device instances can also be created with their data points.
To Use Imported Data Points using Use On Device
1. Go to the Datapoints folder of the device of the Modbus Templates.
2. Select the desired data points, also multi-select is possible.