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      Devices panel properties

      André Hänel
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      Settings

      Field name Description Applies for device's medium type
      Name
      • Scope: Short description (upper and lower case letters are allowed)
      • Length: Range: 1...255 characters
      • Edit: Directly in the Sidebar as well as by double-clicking (or using F2) on the name in the List View
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP
      • PL
      Individual Address
      • Field 1: Area.Line Address; Range: 0.0...15.15
      • Field 2: Device address; Range: 0...255
      • If you enter an address in the first field with the format Area.Line that does not exist, ETS will automatically create the area and/or line. If you make use of this option, the area and the line will be created and displayed in the Topology panel.
      • The Park button allows you to temporarily park a device within a line. The Individual Address is then set to x.y.-.
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP
      • PL
      Description

      User-friendly, longer description (max. 64k characters). The content is included in exports and imports.
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP
      • PL
      Last Modified

      Last edit date; blank if it has never been edited (pasting a device into a project is not taken into consideration).
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP
      • PL 

      Last Download

      Last download date; blank if no download has ever been carried out.
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP
      • PL 
      Serial Number

      Unique Device Hardware ID

      • Not applicable for devices with device mask version 1.x or coupler mask versions 900h/910h/911h
      • Is read (and then displayed here) when the Individual Address is written to the device
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP
      • PL

      Secure Commissioning

      Activates/deactivates KNX Secure for supported devices. Enabled by default when supported.

      security_16.png = activated

      security_disabled_16.png = deactivated

      When Secure Commissioning is activated and there is no Device Certificate added, then the button 'Add Device Certificate' is shown, else it's grayed out.
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP

      Secure Tunneling

      Activates/deactivates KNX Secure tunneling for supported devices. Enabled by default when supported.

      security_16.png = activated

      security_disabled_16.png = deactivated
      •  IP
      Status

      Optional status of the currently selected item (for the purpose of sorting information in multi-user applications).

      • Unknown
      • Editing
      • Finished Design
      • Finished Commissioning
      • Tested
      • Accepted
      • Locked
      • TP
      • RF
      • IP
      • PL

       

      IP (Visible only on IP devices)

      Tab for setting IP communication parameters for IP devices, IP interfaces and IP couplers. The prerequisite for this is that a KNX IP device also supports this type of direct* input.

      • Addressing Method (automatic / DHCP or static IP address assignment)
      • MAC address (read only, fixed device ID, is read from IP devices/ IP couplers and displayed here when the PA/IA for these is written)
      • Routing Multicast Address (read only; defined in the IP line)
      • Commissioning Password (key for device commissioning)
      • Authentication Code

      *For historical reasons, IP configuration data is also entered in the Device Parameters dialog and every manufacturer has defined their own look and feel for this. The data, however, is required for all devices in identical form, and therefore, it makes sense to standardize how this information is entered. Furthermore, there is the benefit of avoiding faulty configurations (e.g. the Routing Multicast Address is now obtained from the line and no longer has to be entered one device at a time). KNX manufacturers must indicate the new type of management or data input in IP devices/ IP couplers. This is also possible for existing IP devices/ IP couplers using a new or updated KNX product database entry.

      Comments

      Installation hints and comments. Here you can add a comment with the formatting options BOLD; ITALIC; UNDERLINED (max. 64k characters). The content is included in project reports.

      Information

      Catalog tab

      The following information is shown here:

      • Product name
      • Manufacturer name
      • Order number
      • DIN rail mounted (Yes/No)
      • Bus current

      Furthermore, if the manufacturer has provided additional information, e.g. picture, description, comments, etc. will be also shown here.

      Application tab

      The following information is shown here:

      • Manufacturer name
      • Product name
      • Application Program name
      • Device type
      • Application Program
      • Certification status
      • Fingerprint (For more information see here)
      • Change Application Program (For more information see here)
      • Update Application Program version (For more information see here)

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