Step 1. Display Devices in the Workbench

Select devices.
Review device details.

Select Devices

Select Project>Equipment>Devices in the Workbench left pane.

The Workbench right pane displays the following fields for devices:

Device ID The physical device identifier
Port The port to which the device is connected
Resource A configured resource Only users that are assigned this resource can view alarms for this device. Note: Alarms for points on the device may or may not use the same resource as the device.
Description Up to 40 characters of text that describes the device
Note: Use the Workbench Field Chooser to remove or display any of the fields, except the Device ID. The Device ID is required.

The Device list is initially sorted by Device ID. You can click on any of the other column titles at the top of the list to sort the list by that attribute.

Review Device Details

  1. Select Project>Equipment>Devices in the Workbench left pane.
  2. Expand Devices.

The existing devices display in a list under Devices.

  1. Select a device.

The Workbench right pane displays  fields that were selected in the Field Chooser for devices.

Example: Fields selected in the Field Chooser.

Point ID All Point IDs that are associated with that device
Device ID ID of the selected device (which is the source of the point data)
Resource Resource associated with the device
Point Type Type of point (e.g. UINT, INT)
Description A description that may have been entered for the point in its Point Properties dialog box
Note: Information in the displayed fields comes from the associated point configuration. Use the Workbench Field Chooser to remove or re-display any of the fields, except the Point ID. The Point ID is required

The Device list is initially sorted by Point ID. You can click on any of the other column titles at the top of the list to sort the list by that attribute.