Panel Name

fwPeriphAddress.pnl

Introduction

This panel is used to set up the peripheral address configuration for a data point element. The panel shows the current peripheral address configuration when loaded.

The panel provides support for addressing using DIM, DIP, OPC and MODBUS.

Instructions

When configuring the peripheral address for a data point element you should first choose the addressing type from the combo box in the top left. Then, depending on your choise, the required configuration options will appear.

For DIM addresses (see figure), you should first select the DIM configuration data point to use to store your configuration. There is a list presented in a combo box - you can refresh the list by pressing the "Refresh" button. Then, you should choose whether you are subscribing to a DIM command or DIM service by using the radio button. For a DIM command, you just need to enter the name of the command in the "DIM Command" text field. For DIM services, you need to enter the name of the service in the "DIM Service" field but you should some more details. You should enter a default valuem the desired update interval (0 if you want only on change) and you can also select using the check boxes whether you want time stamps and quality flags and if you want an update when you connected.

For DIP addresses (see figure), you should first select the DIP configuration data point to use to store your configuration. Then you should enter the name of the item that you want to subscribe to in the "DIP Item" text field . If the DIP item is primitive, make sure the "Specify Tag" check box is unchecked. If the DIP item is structured, check the "Specify Tag" check box and enter the name of the tag within the structure in the "Tag Name" field.

For OPC addresses (see figure), you should first select the driver number of the PVSS OPC client which will handle the data. Then, choose the required OPC Server and OPC Group from the combo boxes. Then choose the direction of communication (in, out or in/out). The "Data Type" combo box can be used to choose a data translation type, but it can also be left as default and the translation will be chosen automatically. To filter with a low level comparison on the data, you can check the "low level comparison" check box. Then at the bottom of the panel you should select the required OPC Item. If the item is not visible in the list you may need to press the "Refresh IDs" button. For more details on OPC addressing, see the PVSS online help (Drivers -> OPC Data Access -> OPC Client -> Panels for parameterization -> Panel OPC address).

If you want the address to be active, make sure that the "Address Active" checkbox is checked. With this unchecked, the configuration is saved but is not active.

The "OPC Driver Configuration" button takes you to the standard PVSS panel where you can configure the OPC client settings and the OPC group settings.

For MODBUS addresses (see figure), you should first select the driver number of the PVSS MODBUS driver which will handle the data. Then you can either choose to enter the MODBUS reference directly in the relevant field, or you can adjust the other settings and the reference will be calculated for you automatically. The transformation type for the data can be chosen and a subindex can be specified if necessary. To filter with a low level comparison on the data, you can check the "low level comparison" check box. If "Polling" mode is chosen, you will need to specify a polling group from the combo box. Pressing the "Poll Groups..." button opens the standard PVSS panel for configuring the polling groups. For more details on MODBUS addressing, see the PVSS online help (Driver -> Modbus/TCP -> Defining the peripheral addresses of the Modbus/TCP driver).

If you want the address to be active, make sure that the "Address Active" checkbox is checked. With this unchecked, the configuration is saved but is not active.

 

To delete the peripheral address configuration on the data point element, choose "None" from the combo box in the top left of the panel and then press either OK or Apply.

 

Restrictions

The panel only supports addressing using DIM, DIP, OPC and MODBUS.

The panel can only read and write to peripheral address configs of data point elements if the relevant peripheral address driver number is running. If a data point element is configured with a peripheral address that has a driver number, say 7. Then a driver or SIM manager -num 7 must be running in order to save or read the peripheral address configuration.

 

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Panel screenshot

 

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Panel screenshot

 

 

Dollar Parameters
Name Description  
$sDpe

The name of the data point element to configure.

Required
$bHierarchyBrowser

Controls the position and visibility of the OK, Apply and Cancel buttons.

TRUE - Shows Apply button only.
FALSE - Shows OK, Apply and Cancel button.

Required