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Appendix C: Creating custom device templates for unsupported devices
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Appendix C: Creating custom device templates for
unsupported devices
Overview
Device templates contain properties for available parameters in a device of a certain
type. These properties include: Parameter Names, Modbus register types and
addresses, data scaling and presentation.
If you have an ABB drive that has Modbus support but is still not supported by
SREA-01, you can use some of SREA-01 functionality if you create a device
template yourself.
Note: The drives that are using custom templates are not shown on the drive
summary page and they do not have drive information, actual value, parameter or
fault pages. You can, however, create a new custom page to show the values and
use the data for logging or alarming purposes.
Create a template
Clicking on the ‘Configuration’ and then ‘Templates’ link will bring up the following
screen:
To create a template, click the ‘new template’ button. Enter the name of the template
in the window that pops up. Click ‘edit’ to make it possible to add new groups (a
collection of parameters) and new parameters, or edit an existing template. From
this page it is possible to backup, restore (update templates) and delete templates.