Categories and Parameters

Categories and Parameters node allows user to reorder Sylk categories and Sylk parameters from work-bench and browser. Sylk device will display the categories and parameters in the order specified in this place.

Reordering can be done once user is completed with Sylk device and parameters configuration.

Note:

Only TR7X Sylk devices supports reordering feature.

Reordering Parameters and Categories

The parameters can be reorder across the categories as well as in a category. Also, user can reorder Categories.

To perform reordering

  1. Navigate to TR7X from Nav window and click Categories and Parameters Node

    Figure 01: Categories and Parameters Node

  2. Select Categories and Parameters Node and right click > Actions > Load Categories And Parameters.

    This will load all the categories and parameters associated with this Sylk device.

  3. Right click on any Category from the Property Sheet and select Reorder.

    Figure 02: Categories and Parameters Node Property Sheet

  4. Use Move Up or Move Down to reorder the parameter and Click Ok.

Figure 03: Category Reordering

Similarly, you reorder for Categories also.

Also, you can perform the similar reordering from Nav window.

Once reordering is completed and Sylk commission is done, user can see the same order of categories and parameters in the connected Sylk device.

Categories and Parameters Node allows user to see all the parameters associated with that device, and also provides an option to navigate to the parameter using the ord.

Note:

To reflect any changes done in Sylk device and sylk parameter, user need to run below action.

Navigate to Actions > Load Categories And Parameters .

Figure 04: Load Categories And Parameters

Renaming Parameter and Categories

Categories and Parameters node allows user to rename categories as well as parameters from work-bench.

To rename Parameter

  1. Select parameter from the category, right click and select Rename.

  2. This action brings Rename window, enter the new name and click Ok.

  3. Navigate to Categories and Parameters node, right click and select Actions > Load Categories And Parameters. This action loads the changes.

    In the wiresheet, user can view the parameter is renamed with the new name.

Similarly, user can rename the Categories also.

To rename Categories

  1. Select category, right click and select Rename.

  2. This action brings Rename window, enter the new name and click Ok.

  3. Navigate to Categories and Parameters node, right click and select Actions > Load Categories And Parameters. . This action loads the changes in the category, simultaneously affecting all the parameters as-sociated with the category.

    In the wiresheet, user can view that category name under all parameters associated with it, is up-dated with new name.

    Figure 05: Renaming Parameter and Categories

Disassociating Parameter and Categories

Categories and Parameters node allows user to disassociating categories and parameters from the associated Sylk Device.

To disassociate parameter and category, select parameter from the category > right click and select Delete. This action disassociates that parameter from the Sylk device, and none will be displayed for that Sylk device.

To disassociate Category, select category > right click and select Delete. This action disassociates all the parameters from the Sylk device, and none will be displayed for all the parameters that associated with that category.

Figure 05: Renaming Parameter and Categories