Rockwell Automation SCD Operating Software - Manual (Page 7)

SCD Operating Software User Manual
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Once the program has started, the screen is initially blank. Device
combinations saved or identified will eventually be shown
graphically in the user interface. These can then be used to
configure or diagnose Allen-Bradley Guardmaster safety devices.
Figure 8: User Interface of the SCD software
The user interface includes title bar, menu bar, tool bar, the
navigation area, the viewing area and the status bar.
How to close the software:
➢ On the Project menu choose the Quit command. The
program window will be closed. If, at this point, you have not as
yet saved the data of an open project, you will be prompted to
do so.
Menu, Tool and Status Bars
The menu bar and the tool bar are found at the top of the software
window. The menu bar includes the commands for the fundamental
operation of the software, whereas the tool bar provides the most
important commands in the shape of buttons. Moving over a button
will open a brief information tag (tool tip) on the function of the
button.
The status bar is at the bottom of the software window. There the
following is displayed:
• The status of the program execution and progress if the action is
protracted
• The user group to which you currently belong
• The name of the project or device in the navigation area
• Whether the SCD is connected to a device
• Whether the configuration has been verified
Figure 9: Status bar with symbols for “connected” and “configuration
verified”
Allen-Bradley Guardmaster SCD
Figure 10: Status bar with symbols for “not connected” and
“configuration not verified”
The tool bar and the status bar can be shown or hidden.
Navigation and Viewing Area
The navigation area shows the devices in a device cluster
hierarchically in a project tree. This project tree consists of a
project symbol and one or several device symbols.
In the navigation area you can open various commands using the
context menus for the project or the devices.
Note If some commands are only displayed in grey, then the
commands are currently not available (because the SCD,
for example, is not connected to a device) or your access
rights are inadequate.
The viewing area is located to the right of the navigation area and is
initially blank. In the viewing area of the SCD...
• The diagnostics data is displayed when you have performed
diagnostics.
• The configuration protocol is displayed when you have
transferred a configuration to a device.
• The parameters for a device are displayed when you click one of
the device parameter nodes.
• The configuration data currently in the SCD is displayed when
you display the configuration draft for a device.
Note Only when it is indicated in the status line that the SCD is
linked to the connected devices and that the configuration
draft is verified, it is ensured that the data displayed for a
parameter node or the configuration draft matches the
data in the devices.
Figure 11: Status bar with symbols for “connected” and “configuration
verified”
You can change the size ratio of navigation area and viewing area.
Keyboard Commands
The SCD allows you to execute frequently used functions via
function keys or with key shortcuts.
Function Key or
Shortcut
Description
Ctrl+N Create new project
Ctrl+O Open existing project
Ctrl+S Save project
F1 Open the help utility
F3 Identify connected project