Echelon OpenLNS Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 102)

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1. Right-click the functional block you want to move, point to Move FB, and click Change
Assigned Device to reassign the functional block to a device on the current subsystem. The
Functional Block Wizard opens
2. Under Device, select the device to which you want to reassign the functional block. Then, under
Functional Block, select the instance of the functional block to associate with the reassigned
device. Click Finish.
To use the connector tool to reassign a functional block to a different device, follow these steps:
1. Select the Connector tool ( ) on the Visio Standard toolbar, point to the functional block until
a red box opens around the SmartShape, and hold down the mouse button.
2. Point to the device SmartShape and then release the mouse button. Alternatively, you can select
the desired device first and then move the Connector tool to the functional block.
3. Select a different tool on the Visio Standard toolbar if you will not be making additional
connections or reassignments (if you continue to use the Connector tool to add new devices,
routers, or functional blocks SmartShapes to your drawing, Visio will attempt to connect the
SmartShapes, which may not be the desired action or may be an action that generates errors).
Configuring a Functional Block
You can configure a functional block by right-clicking the functional block SmartShape and then
clicking Configure on the shortcut menu. If the functional block has a registered configuration
plug-in, that plug-in opens. If the functional block does not have a configuration plug-in, the
OpenLNS CT Browser opens.
Copying a Functional Block Configuration
Once you have configured a functional block, you can create new functional blocks that use the same
configuration or update existing functional blocks with the configured settings.
Creating a New Functional Block from a Configured Functional Block
You can create a new functional block from a configured functional block in two ways:
• Hold down CTRL and drag the functional block to a new location within the same network. The
Functional Block Wizard opens, unless you enabled automatic device selection. Make any desired
changes to the functional block information. Click OK. The new functional block SmartShape
will appear on your OpenLNS CT drawing.
• Create a new custom functional block master SmartShape. Drag the configured functional block
to an OpenLNS CT stencil to which you have write access. The master SmartShape for the
configured functional block will include all the settings for any configuration properties that you
modified. You can then re-use the configured functional block by dragging it from the OpenLNS
CT stencil on which it is saved to the same or any other OpenLNS CT drawing.
Functional blocks created using either of these methods will initially have the same configuration
property settings as the source functional block. Any changes you make to a functional block
afterwards will not affect other functional blocks of the same type.
Updating a Functional Block from a Configured Functional Block
You can update existing functional blocks with the settings of a configured functional block in two
ways: use the Copy Config and Paste Config commands on the shortcut menu, or use the Replicate
Settings commands on the functional block shortcut menu.
To use the Copy Config and Paste Config commands on the shortcut menu, follow these steps:
1. Right-click the configured functional block, point to Configuration Properties on the shortcut
menu, and then click Copy Config.