User Interface for Common Connector Configurator - Manual - SIMATIC S7 Connector - Industrial Edge - Industrial Edge App

When you launch SIMATIC S7 Connector application, the home page is displayed as follows:

UI elements

The following table lists the different UI elements in the Configure Data Source page:

Symbol	Description
① Add Data Source	Enables to add a new data source.
② Connection status	Displays the connection status of PLC.
③ Connection/Tag deployed status	Displays the status of Tag deployment.
④ Delete tab	Enables to delete the data source and data points.
⑤ Connection status ofBus adapter	Displays the connection status of the adapter.
⑥ Data Source table	Displays the data source connections and data points and their information as follows: Name: Displays the name of the data point. You can use to align the data point name. By default, the data point name is left aligned. Comments: Displays the given comments. Address: Displays the address of the data point. Data Type: Displays the data point type. Acquisition Cycle: Displays the acquisition cycle with which the data is sent to the Databus. Acquisition Mode: Displays the acquisition mode with which the data is sent to the Databus. Access Mode: Displays the access permission. Actions: Displays the Edit Data Source, Add Tags, Import Tags, and Browse options. For more information, refer Configuring tags/data points.
⑦ Deploy tab	Enables to deploy the project. If you close the SIMATIC S7 Connector, then all the unsaved configurations are lost. The Deploy button saves the configuration on the Industrial Edge Runtime of the SIMATIC S7 Connector.
⑧ Import/Export tab	Enable to import and export the configuration. For more information, refer Import/Export configuration.
⑨ Settings tab	Enables to perform the following tasks: You can edit Databus service name. You can specify SIMATIC S7 Connector user credentials which you define in Databus Configurator. You can specify payload version of the SIMATIC S7 Connector. You can specify browse timeout. For more information, refer Configure settings.

Connection status

The following table shows the connection status of Bus adaptor connection with tag data/metadata and alarm data MQtt clients:

Symbol	Status
	Tagdata, metadata and alarmdata client is connected to bus adaptor.
	At least one of the tag data, metadata, and alarm data client is disconnected from bus adaptor.
	No connection state with bus adaptor. This is a warning.

The following table shows the connection status of the PLCs:

Symbol	Status
	The connection is good and established.
	The connection is bad and not established.
	No state. This is the default value if project is not running or if connection is new.

The following table shows the deployed status of Connection and Tag:

Symbol	Status
	Fully deployed - Connection/Tag is Fully deployed with no modification/errors.
	Partially deployed - Connection/Tag is Partially deployed – Either deployed Tag/Connection was modified or deploy failed.
	Not deployed – Connection/Tag is not deployed to runtime.