GE ge multilin, PMCS 6.15 Configuration Procedure

Configuration Procedure

Follow the procedure below to efficiently configure your system and minimize

your time to startup.

1. Configure the DDE Server. Your Host PC will likely have several versions

of the DDE Server installed (RS485-Modbus, TCP/IP Modbus, TCP/IP

Encapsulated Modbus and Ethernet-TCP/IP). Configure only the server

appropriate for your PMCS network interface (GE32MODB, GE32MTCP,

GE32GTWY or GE32ENET). See GEH-6510, Network and Device

Configurator, for complete details.

2. EPM 7700, EPM 7600 and EPM 7500 users only (all others proceed to

step 3): Configure the Communications Server and GE 7700 Gateway

Server. If you installed the EPM software options and you are going to use

EPM 7700, EPM 7600 or EPM 7500 devices in your PMCS network, you

will need to configure both the Communications Server and the GE 7700

Gateway Server. For Comm Server configuration instructions, refer to EPM

Software Components Configuration later in this guide. For GE 7700

Gateway Server configuration instructions, refer to DEH-40035, the GE

7700 Gateway Server User’s Guide.

3. Configure the user interface. If your system was provided with a generic

HMI software application, either load or create the custom HMI (using the

Interface Toolkit wizards, if appropriate; see DEH-210, CIMPLICITY

PMCS Interface Toolkit or refer to the HMI software’s documentation.

4. Configure the applications. As appropriate, configure the following

application modules, referring to the instruction manuals provided.

• Event Logger, GEH-6512

• Waveform Capture, GEH-6511

5. Test the applications. Test the functioning of all applications to ensure

proper Host PC operation. Do not proceed to step 5 until you are sure the

Host PC operates as expected.

6. Set up NetDDE. If your system has one or more View Nodes, set up

NetDDE shares and trusts in the Host PC, following the procedures in

GEH-6510, Network & Device Configurator and the CIMPLICITY HMI

documentation.

7. Set up NetDDE. If your system uses the PMCS Waveform Capture client,

and you intend to access waveform data from View Nodes, set up NetDDE

shares and trusts for the PMCS Waveform Server following the procedures

in GEH-6511, PMCS Waveform Capture Module.

1. Configure the user interface. Load the custom HMI. Refer to the

CIMPLICITY HMI documentation as appropriate.

2. Configure the applications. As appropriate, configure the application

modules, referring to the instruction manuals provided. See step 3 of the

Host PC Configuration for the appropriate instruction manual numbers.

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