Black Box GEH-6510 Chapter Six Advanced Options, Device Type Information Adding Generic Devices

Chapter Six - Advanced Options

Warning

CAUTION: For advanced users only!

These advanced options are for experts only! Do not attempt these actions if you are not sure of what you are doing; it is possible to render your PMCS DDE Server inoperable, forcing you to reinstall it and potentially lose your device configurations. Please read all instructions before attempting any advanced configuration.

The information contained in this section applies to two types of devices:

•the broadly-defined generic devices that must be completely defined by the user

•the highly flexible GE Fanuc PLC family of products.

The GE Fanuc PLC 90/70, PLC 90/30, and Micro90 PLC consist of a backplane to which may be attached a wide variety of modules with a broad range of functions, from metering and data collection to process control. Because these devices are so flexible and there is no way to predict the options that will be chosen by the end user, they must be configured in the same manner as a generic device.

Device Type Information – Adding Generic Devices

The PMCS DDE Server is pre-configured to support the POWER LEADERTM family of power-management devices, as well as a variety of third-party devices. However, you may add additional kinds of devices by creating your own device type. These “generic” devices have the register maps and functions that you assign, as explained in this section. The generic device type does not support the use of the DDE Server’s special device handling, such as automatic time synchronization, waveform capability, or event handling.

The procedure for adding a generic device is as follows. The details of each option mentioned are provided after the procedure. Remember that the Server must be stopped before you can do any configuration.

Step 1. Select the Device Type Info option from the Configuration menu to display the Device Types dialog box, shown below.

Step 2. Enter the name for your new generic device in the field at the bottom of the dialog box. The field is labeled Enter Device Type Name. Click the Add Default Type button to add the new device type to the list of Configured Device Types.

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