Lenze PLC Designer PLC Designer (R2-x) - Manual (Page 364)

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The Groups button leads to the 'Group properties' dialog. The Group properties pertain
to the slaves assigned to the master. Up to eight groups can be set up. For each group,
enter whether it is to operate in Freeze mode and/or Sync mode. By assigning slaves
(see 'Properties of the DP slave' 'Group assignment') to various groups, data exchange
from the master can be synchronized via a global control command. With a Freeze
command, a master instructs a slave or a group to „freeze" inputs in their
instantaneous state and to transfer these data in the following data exchange. With a
Sync command, the slaves are instructed to synchronously switch to output at the
next Synch command all data received from the master following the first command.
To switch the Freeze and Sync options for a group on/off, please click with the left
mouse button on the appropriate location in the table to place or remove an „X" next
to the desired option, or use the right mouse button to activate or deactivate the
option via a context menu. In addition, you can edit the group name here.
DP Parameter of the DP master / Group Properties