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Section 5. Configuring a Device
The main section of the dialog box is located at the top allowing the user to modify the
following properties:
DEVICE NAME
Enter a name for the device. It is recommended that you use a location name or some
logical naming scheme. You could also use this name for the configuration file name.
The string can be from 0 to 16 characters in length. The default condition is for this
field to be blank.
DEVICE TYPE
Enter the type of device you want to configure. The choices are: Model 1730
Controller or Model 1732 RTU. Check the label near J2 on the Core module to ensure
you are configuring the correct type of device. Figure 5-9 shows a label for an RTU.
RTU
1732
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Figure 5-9. Example of Label that Indicates Type of Device
DEVICE ADDRESS
Enter the Device’s address. Next to the Device Address field is a graphic simulating
an 8-bit DIP switch. The program automatically calculates the required DIP switch
setting to match the number entered. This gives you a visual representation of how
the device’s Core module DIP switch should be set (the numbers on the graphic
correspond to the black number on the switch itself, not to the numbers on the module
label). The range for this parameter is 0 to 65,535. The default setting is 0 for
Controllers and 1 for RTUs.
When using the MODBUS protocol, the valid address range is 1 to 247. The address
247 is reserved for use by the keypad/display module when serial communications is
used between the controlling PC and the RTU.
DEVICE PHONE NUMBER
A phone modem must be enabled on the RTU (Controllers do not support phone
modems) for this field to be enabled. Enter the phone number required to reach the
RTU via phone modem. This number is only stored in the device configuration file; it
is not stored in the device itself. This field is linked to the same database entry as the
DEVICE PHONE NUMBER field on the PHONE MODEM dialog box.
Below that is the group of miscellaneous properties which consists of:
POWER-UP MESSAGE ENABLE
Check/uncheck to enable/disable power-up messages. This selection controls whether
or not the device sends messages (e.g. product name, version number, etc.) to the
device’s Port1 serial port on power-up.
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