“Location”

Shows the device repository directory on the local system. The list box shows the currently set save locations. By default, CODESYS creates the system repository during installation. The devices of the selected location are listed in the “Installed device descriptions” field.

“Edit Locations”

Opens the “Edit Repository Locations” dialog.

List of the repositories with “Location” and “Name”.

“Add”

Creates a new repository.

Opens the “Repository Location” dialog. The selected directory (“Location” input field) must be empty or it must be a valid repository.

“Edit”

Opens the “Repository Location” dialog (see “Add”).

“Remove ”

A dialog prompt opens for you to decide whether the respective directory should also be deleted from the hard disk.

List of device descriptions in multilevel tree structure. Shows all device descriptions with “Name”, “Vendor”, and “Version”. The top nodes represent device categories, for example PLCs, fieldbuses, and logical devices.

“String for full-text search in all devices”

This field is editable after clicking in it. For any character string entered, only those devices that include the character string are displayed in the lower view. The matched string is highlighted in yellow for these devices.

“Vendor”

Drop-down list with manufacturers whose available devices are displayed.

“Install”

Opens the “Install Device Description” dialog.

For the default devices with file type "*.devdesc.xml". You can also select manufacturer-specific description files, such as "*.gsd" files for PROFIBUS DP modules, "*.eds" and "*.dcf" files for CAN devices.

When you click “OK” to confirm the selection, CODESYS inserts the new device into the device repository. If an error occurs during installation (for example, missing files that are referenced by the device description), then CODESYS reports the error to the lower part of the device repository dialog.

“Uninstall”

Removes the selected device. If you delete the device from the device repository, then it is no longer available for use in the programming system.

“Renew Device Repository”

Updates all devices in the device repository.

When new versions of import plug-ins are available, some device descriptions may be outdated. The affected devices are marked with a warning symbol (). This command opens a dialog to confirm the update.

“Download Missing Device Descriptions”

Opens when you use devices in your project that are not available in the device repository. When you execute this command, a list of missing devices is displayed. There you can select the corresponding devices for download.

“Details”

Opens the “Details” dialog for the selected device description. This dialog provides additional information from the device description file.