Start screen

Dec 26, 2024 | 391 words | 2 min reading time

After successful login, the following startup screen appears:

Start screen after login (without topology)

Pos.	Description
1	Workspace with views :- Main View- Device details - Edit Topology - Device List - Topology Overview
2	Name of the loaded topology, see Rename topology.
3	Continuous connection check, see Continuously check connection status.
4	Navigation bar, see Navigation bar.
5	Function bar, see Function bar.

Workspace

The view selected in the toolbar is displayed in the workspace. You can choose between the following views:

Main View

Opens the topology area, which displays the topology with the IO-Link network modules and the IO-Link devices (sensors and actuators). You can add the devices in the planning phase from a device catalog that is available in the “Topology editing” view. The catalog includes a large number of IO-Link devices. You can save the topologies and device parameters and import them as a basis for new planning or commissioning. For more information on creating topologies, see Create topology manually.

When you commission a new machine, you can detect physically existing IO-Link devices via PROFINET or EtherNet/IP connections and set up the BET topology automatically, see Scan existing topology (find devices). The topology created in this way appears in the main view for further editing.

Note

You can call up the main view at any time via the function bar.

Device details

Opens the detail view. The detailed view displays, for example, the parameter values, process data and diagnostic information of the IO-Link network module or the IO-Link device, see View and edit device details.

Note

You can access the detailed view as follows:

• Via the function bar when an IO-Link network module or an IO-Link device is selected in the main view.

• By double-clicking on an IO-Link network module or an IO-Link device in the main view.

• Within the topology overview via the link DETAIL VIEW.

Edit Topology

Opens the device catalog for adding new IO-Link devices to the topology, see Add devices from catalog to topology.

Note

You can call up topology editing at any time via the function bar.

Device List

Opens an overview of all devices present in the current topology, see Display and export device list of all devices.

Note

You can only call up the device list via the function bar if an IO-Link network module or an IO-Link device is present in the main view.

Topology Overview

Opens an overview of the IO-Link network modules and the IO-Link devices connected to them, see Show topology overview.

Note

You can only call up the topology overview via the function bar if an IO-Link network module or an IO-Link device is present in the main view.

Navigation bar

The navigation bar is located in the upper part of the start screen:

Navigation bar

Pos.	Description
1	Shows all current notifications, see Show notifications.
2	Opens a menu for selecting usage information, see Show usage information.
3	Opens a menu for selecting the desired UI language, see Change the language of the user interface.
4	Opens the user menu to perform the following functions, see: - Make user settings - Open user management - Log out as user.
5	Hides the navigation bar, see Hide and show navigation bar.

Function bar

In the toolbar, select the desired view for the workspace and other context-sensitive functions.

Function bar

Position	Description
1	Opens the selected view in the workspace. For more information, see Workspace.
2	Functions for topology editing, see :- Create new topology - Save topology - Import topology
3	Functions for diagnostics, see: - Scan existing topology (find devices) - Configuring IO-Link devices via USB master - Monitor authentications - Configure network - Perform troubleshooting with activity log (LOG) - Check port configuration (I/O check) - Update firmware for Balluff IO-Link devices and network modules
4	Displays grid lines in the main view, see Show grid lines in main view.
5	Displays the function bar reduced, see Show function bar reduced.