Virtual Station Overview

To open the Virtual station workspace and view the list of virtual stations:

Select a controller in the Plant structure workspace .
Select the Virtual station tab in the menu bar.

The workspace area displays a list of virtual stations in the controller. The list is empty if no virtual stations have been created.

Virtual station workspace information
Column	Description
Check box	Selects a virtual station.
Name	Shows the name of the virtual station.
Description	Description of the virtual station.
Changed by	Which user that made changes
Controller updated	Last time the controller was updated
Controller updated by	Which user that has updated the controller

Virtual station workspace command buttons
Command	Description
Add	Creates a new virtual station. Newly created virtual station needs to be pushed to controller to get full functionality.
Delete	Removes the selected virtual stations from the list.

To access the virtual station configuration menu:

Navigating to Virtual station configuration

In the Plant structure workspace select a controller .
Select the Virtual Station tab .
The virtual station overview shows a list of virtual stations for the selected controller. The list is empty if no virtual stations have been created.
Double-click on a virtual station to open an existing configuration, or click Add to create a new virtual station configuration.

The following menus are displayed:

Workspace information
Menu	Description
Properties	Issues the configuration a name and description. Optional.
Protocols	Activation and configuration of external communication protocols.
Tool	Assigns a tool to the virtual station.
Tool configuration	Assigns a tool configuration to the virtual station.
Fieldbus mapping	Displays a fieldbus mapping if it is configured and assigned to the controller. This field is information only. The actual fieldbus mapping and configuration is done in theFieldbus and SoftPLC tab.
Task	Assigns a task to the virtual station or configures how a source signal selects the task to be performed.
Accessories	Assigns an accessory configuration and an address to an accessory and assigns the combination to a virtual station.
General	Used when assigning a General Virtual Station.
Manual Mode	Used to configure the Manual Mode function.
Licenses	Used for assigning and removing licenses and features to a virtual station.

For a FlexController, only the Properties, Fieldbus mapping and Task menus are available.

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