Settings menu

The Settings menu is used to configure the IP address of the FlexController and set how the FlexController connects to ToolsTalk 2. It is also used to change the date and time of the system.

Network

The Ethernet ports pane includes an illustration that points out the service ethernet port and the factory ethernet port.

Parameter	Description
Factory ethernet port	Set the IP address, subnet mask and gateway manually or via DHCP.
Service ethernet port	The static IP-address of the service ethernet port is displayed.
Firewall	See Setting up the Firewall for details.

Server connections

Parameter	Description
ToolsTalk	Turn the connection ToolsTalk on or off. The server port is the port on the computer where ToolsTalk server is installed. The server host is the IP-address set on the computer where ToolsTalk server is installed.
ToolsNet	Turn the connection ToolsNet on or off. The server port is the port of the server that ToolsNet is connected. The server host is the IP-address of the server that ToolsNet is installed.
Atlas Copco license manager	Turn the communication with the Atlas Copco license manager on or off. The server port is the Atlas Copco license manager server port. The server host is the Atlas Cocplo license manager IP address.
Remote Logging	Turn the communication with the remote logging server on or off. Select TCP or UDP protocol. The server port is the remote logging server port. The server host is the remote logging server IP address.

Configuring the Log Levels

On the home view, got the Settings tab and select Server connection on the left pane.
On the Remote logging window, select Configure.
On the Configure events window, select the applicable check boxes.

Category
SysLog classification
Error
Alert, Critical, Emergency, Error
Warning
Warning
Info
Informational, Notice
To restore the selection to the previous configuration, select UNDO.
Select Apply.

Category	SysLog classification
Error	Alert, Critical, Emergency, Error
Warning	Warning
Info	Informational, Notice

Preferences

This is where you set the date and time for the FlexSystem.

Parameter	Description
Date and time	Select the source of the systems date and time. Manual. Set date and time in the Web GUI. NTP. Date and time comes from a NTP-server. ToolsNet. Date and time is set by ToolsNet.
Language	Choose a language from the list.
Torque units	Choose a unit from the list.
Temperature units	Select in which unit the temperature should be displayed.
Accessibility	Turn the access through the factory port on or off.

Set if PIN should be active and after how long it should turned on. Refer to Set PIN protection on the FlexSystem.

Alarms

Alarms are set to control when to perform maintenance or calibration on the tools connected to the system.

The tool service interval and other information are found in the tool view in the Tool menu.

Field	Description
Service indicator alarm	Enables an alarm for when the service interval is reached.
Calibration alarm	Enables the tool calibration alarm for all tools connected to the controller.

Enabling an alarm

Go to the Settings menu.
Open the Alarms menu.
Set On for the chosen alarm to enable it.

Events

It is possible to configure the events available in the controller as either or several of:

Acknowledged
Logged
Displayed

Fieldbus

Field	Description
Fieldbus type	Indicates the fieldbus type in use.
Connection status	Indicates the fieldbus connection status: online or offline.

Extended logging

The FlexController automatically creates logs and stores them. These logs can be configured to include extended logging using log groups.

Reset

Field	Description
Factory Reset Controller	Click Reset to clear: Settings and configurations Results (including traces) Events You will need to confirm the action in a following confirmation message. The controller will restart at the end of the process.
Clear Results	Click Clear to clear: Results (including traces) Events Settings and configurations will remain. You will need to confirm the action in a following confirmation message. The controller will restart at the end of the process.

Field

Description

Factory Reset Controller

Click Reset to clear:

Settings and configurations
Results (including traces)
Events

You will need to confirm the action in a following confirmation message. The controller will restart at the end of the process.

Clear Results

Click Clear to clear:

Results (including traces)
Events

Settings and configurations will remain.

You will need to confirm the action in a following confirmation message. The controller will restart at the end of the process.

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