Dialog 'Project Settings' – 'Source Download'

Symbol: _cds_icon_source_code

Function: This dialog defines the compilation and the storage of the source code as a source-code download archive on one or more controllers.

Call: “Project Project settings” menu, “Download source code” category

A source-code download archive is a project archive with the name ‎Archiv.prj‎.

The settings affect the command “Online Load source code to connected controller”. These settings do not affect the command “File Load source code to controller”.

Table 580: “Destination device”
Defines the location of the project archive.
“<name of controller>”	Selected controller. CODESYS loads the project archive to this controller. Requirement: the project contains several controllers.
“<all devices in project>”	CODESYS loads the project archive to all controllers in the project.

Table 581: “Content”
Defines the contents of the project archive.
“Use compact download”	: The project archive contains only that device in the project that contains the active application. : The project archive contains all the devices in the project
“Additional Files”	Opens the “Additional files” dialog where you can select additional files for downloading.
	Not all types of additional files are available for each project. “Download information files” - Project information files “Library profile” - Includes the applied profile “Project information” - Includes the project information “Referenced devices” - Includes all device descriptions of third party devices into the archive “Referenced libraries” - Includes all referenced libraries into the archive “Referenced visualisation styles” - Includes the used styles “Visualisation profile” - Includes the used profile The most important types “Referenced devices” and “Referenced libraries” should always be included, if the archive shall be usable by Automation Builder installations without availability of the required devices or libraries.

Table 582: “Timing”
Defines the time at which CODESYS creates a project archive.
“Implicitly at program download and online change”	Each time an application is loaded or an online change is made, CODESYS additionally loads the project archive to the target device(s) with no further prompt.
“Implicitly at creating boot project”	Each time a boot application is created, CODESYS additionally loads the project archive to the target device(s) with no further prompt.
“Implicitly at creating boot project, download and online change”	Each time a boot application is created, an application is loaded or an online change is made, CODESYS additionally loads the project archive to the target device(s) with no further prompt.
“Prompt at program download and online change”	Each time an application is loaded or an online change is made, CODESYS opens a prompt, where you can select whether CODESYS should load the project archive to the controller.
“Only on demand”	A prompt opens only if the command “Online Load source code to connected controller” is called. There you can select whether CODESYS should load the project archive to the controller.