Siemens Commissioning PC Stations C79000-G8976-C156-07 - Manual (Page 193)

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Commissioning PC Stations - Manual and Quick Start
Release 5/2005
C79000-G8976-C156-07
How to Start the Symbol File Configurator
You start the Symbol File Configurator from the Windows Start menu:
Start " SIMATIC " SIMATIC NET " Settings "
Symbol File Configurator
Structure
Content area with folders and
symbol list
Navigation area
Analogous to the folder and files in the file system, the symbol file contains folders
and symbols. In the structure view in the left window, you can navigate through the
hierarchy of the symbol file. When you click on a folder there, the right-hand side
displays its content. In the upper part of the content area you can see the folders
and in the lower part the symbols.
The folders are used to structure your data. The symbols contain the actual
information of the process variables such as access rights, data types, and the
name of the item and the runtime name.
The symbol list shows the following detailed information:
Parameter Meaning
Symbol name The name of the symbol.
Item ID The names of the hierarchy levels and the symbolic name,
separated by a period.
Runtime name An OPC Item ID with protocol and address information. This
runtime name is accepted directly by the OPC Server (in
other words without the assignment information of a symbol
file).
Data type Indicates the data type of the symbol.
Access Rights Indicates whether the data of the symbol can be read or
written.