Creating a Virtual Fieldbus

Select a controller in the Plant structure workspace.

Select the Fieldbus and SoftPLC tab then select the Controller Fieldbus sub-tab.

Double-click the fieldbus configuration to which you want to add a Virtual Fieldbus.

To add a Virtual Fieldbus to the Controller Fieldbus, select Add... in the Virtual Fieldbus section.

The Create Virtual Fieldbus window comes into view.

Enter a Name.

To map signal configurations to the Virtual Fieldbus, select the check boxes for the signal configurations in the Mapping section.

Signal configurations can be mapped later, by double-clicking the Virtual Fieldbus to edit it, or selecting a signal configuration from the table and clicking the Map to Virtual Fieldbus button.

Select Add.

Select Close.