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Reflective Memory: Device Configuration


1	Create a device for reflective memory communications.
2	Enter general information for the device.
3	Enter default information for the device.

Create a Device for Reflective Memory Communications

Expand Project>Equipment in the Workbench left-pane.
Right-click Devices; select New on the Popup menu.

A New Device dialog box opens.

Select the following in the New Device dialog box fields.


Field	Select
Protocol	RFM5565
Port	RFM5565

Click OK.

Result: The Device dialog box opens.

Enter General Information for the Device

Fields on the General tab in the Device dialog box are as follows.


Field	Description
Port	Port for the selected device. Note: Click the buttons to the right of the Port field to select the port.
	Browse		Opens the Select a Port browser.
	Popup		Create a new port, edit the current port or select a port from the list of ports.
Description	(Optional) Description to help you identify the device.
Resource	Resource that can be associated with this device for alarm generation. Click buttons to the right of the Resource field to select the resource.
	Browse		Opens the Select a Resource browser.
	Popup		Create a new resource, edit the current resource or select a resource from the list of resources.
Model Type	Type of device. For this protocol, options in the drop down list are: MODEL 01 MODEL 02 MODEL 03 MODEL 04 MODEL 05 MODEL 06 MODEL 07 MODEL 08 MODEL 09 MODEL 10 MODEL 11 MODEL 12 MODEL 13 MODEL 14 MODEL 15 MODEL 16 The choice of models determines the defined domain information for the device. This information is configured in the Reflective Memory Devcom configuration tool.

Enter Default Information for the Device

Fields on the Default tab in the Device dialog box are as follows.


Field	Description
Address	The Address field should be blank.
CPU Id	The Reflective memory card number from which the data is to be collected. Important: A maximum of 2 cards is supported per PC; however, not all PCs can support 2 cards. To address the first card, enter 1 in the CPU Id field.
Enable	Enable options are, as follows.
	YES	Enables the device when the project starts.
	NO	Disables the device, resulting in the device being marked down. Important: When the device is disabled, all points associated with the device will be unavailable.