Echelon IzoT Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 112)

To automatically add all available network variables to a functional block, select the Create Shapes
for all Network Variables check box in the New Functional Block Wizard when you add a functional
block SmartShape to your drawing.
To selectively add network variables, clear the Create Shapes for all Network Variables check box
in the New Functional Block Wizard. This creates a functional block with no network variable
SmartShapes. You then add one or more network variable SmartShapes to the functional block using
one of the following three methods:
• Drag a generic network variable SmartShape onto the functional block. This method can be used
for adding both static and dynamic network variables to a functional block.
• Drag a network variable SmartShape from the IzoT Commissioning Tool NV SmartShapes stencil
onto the functional block. This method can only be used for adding dynamic network variables to
a functional block.
• Drag a network variable master SmartShape onto the functional block. This method can only be
used for adding dynamic network variables to a functional block.
Tip: You can quickly add a dynamic network variable to a functional block using any of last two
methods.
Creating Network Variables Using Generic Network Variable SmartShapes
Using generic network variable SmartShapes, you can add an existing static network variable or create
and add a dynamic variable to a functional block following these steps:
1. Drag an input or output network variable SmartShape () from the IzoT Commissioning Tool
Basic Shapes stencil onto the functional block. The Choose a Network Variable dialog box
opens.
Note: If the device supports dynamic network variables, this dialog will also have a Create NV
button.
2. To add a static network variable to the functional block, skip to step 8. To create and add a
dynamic network variable, click Create NV.
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