SPS-XML-Import Plugin/en

Overview

Plugin reads the Siemens SPS7 definition file and creates an eXpecco library with type definitions and action blocks for reading and writing SPS7 data.

Call

Start the plugin from the eXpecco menu: "Plugins" - "Import" - "SPS-XML-Import" - "Import SPS7-Definition (XML)..."

Description

After the start a dialog is opened to define the parameters for the generation of the library:

Parameters

Filename:

XML file to import.

Library Name:

Name of the generated eXpecco library. By default initialized with the name of the xml import file.

DB-Number:

DB-Number.

S7 Area:

S7 Area.

Memory:

Optimised block access (not implemented yet)

Generate Actions:

Creates actions for reading and writing.

Generate Types:

Creates datatypes.

Element Name:

• Hierarchy in Name:
  

If selected, the hierarchy of the elements is represented by the name of the elements, otherwise in the structure of folders.

• Prefix of Elements:
  

Text to be inserted at the beginning of the name of the generated elements.

Valid input values must have an uppercase letter 'A' - 'Z' or '$', '_', '[' as the first character. Letters (uppercase and lowercase, no umlauts), digits, '$', '_', '-', quote and ']' are permitted as further characters. The text can contain a maximum of 20 characters. (Example: '[Prefix_No 1]').

Genererated Library

The generated library will be imported in the current or a new created test suite.

If a library with the same name has already been imported, the library can either be re-imported or created on request.

When reimporting, blocks with the same name are retained so that existing test suites can continue to be used.

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