In this paragraph you will learn how to import data from ETS5 into the KNX connection in the Editor.
1.Start Editor.
2.Open your project and add the KNX driver into your project by drag and drop.
3.Highlight the KNX component and open the data point list either by double click or via the the properties window.
4. Open the "ETS5 Import" by clicking the green ETS5-Icon.
5. The import is done in 3 steps.
Step 1
Select the ETS5 project file, which you have to export from the ETS5. Select the project file you want to import with a double-click.
Step 2
Select the desired project. All ETS5 projects of the selected ETS5 project file are displayed under Projects. In most cases, the only existing project is automatically selected here. This selection dialogue is prepared for future extensions of the ETS5 export function.
Note: If necessary, the ETS project password must be entered.
Step 3
The group address notation used is displayed here: 2- or 3-level display or free group address structure.
By ticking "Overwrite manually changed data point types", you can specify that manually set data point types in the data point list must not be overwritten. This may be necessary for a new import. Normally, this tick is not activated. The data types are then adopted as set in the ETS.
Note: The data types are always overwritten for all non-sending group addresses (central 00x). The "Type locked" property in the data point list has no function for these data points.
If you set the data point types for the objects/group addresses correctly in the ETS, they are automatically adopted correctly for each import within the data point list. This is useful for data from consumption meters or weather stations, for example.
When using KNX devices with collective objects, e.g. with KNX panels or dummy applications, it is necessary to resolve the linking of the addresses in the communication object. For this purpose, an additional auxiliary address, e.g. 31/7/0-x, is created in the first position of the communication object. This is not used for any other function. All other addresses are automatically created in the data point list as so-called "central addresses" and can be used as normal for linking.
Confirm the dialogue by clicking on "Close dialogue and import data".
A results window may be displayed during the import. Import errors and warnings are listed here. This information is also saved in a log file. For example, the devices that do not contain any group addresses are listed.
Confirm the dialogue with OK.
The ETS data is now automatically imported into the EisBaer editor and displayed in the data point list.
A copy of the ETS project is saved in the project under \PRJ0001\DBs\Import and transferred during uploads and downloads.