About Devices

A device is anything that can communicate point data to CIMPLICITY software. CIMPLICITY software can read data from and write data to devices.

Use this function to configure devices and specify their characteristics. Configuration requirements for devices vary depending on the type of device and communications protocol being used. CIMPLICITY Device Communications documentation for detailed information about configuring a device for a particular protocol.

Step 1 Display devices in the Workbench.
Step 2 Open a Device dialog box.
Step 3 Configure device general properties.
Step 4 Configure device-specific properties.