
Preparation and startup
Site Preparation
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900 Control Station User Guide
Revision 9
May 2014
Preparation and startup
Site Preparation
The cable that connects the Control Station to the controller module contains low voltages. Keep the cable
away from high voltage wires that can cause interference.
Control Station Mounting
See HC900 Control Station Installation document #51-52-33-157.
Noise Protection
See document 51-52-05-01,
How to Apply Digital Instrumentation in Severe Electrical Noise
Environments
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How to configure your Control Station
The Control Station is shipped from the factory unconfigured. Use Honeywell’s Station Designer
application to configure your Control Station.
The overall steps for configuration are as follows.
Step
Action
1
Using Station Designer application, open .sds file, add device, update IP address and create
data tags from your HC900’s .cde configuration file.
2
In Station Designer, build custom displays to be used by Control Station for viewing and
interacting with your HC900 Controller process.
3
In Station Designer, assign data tags to the custom displays.
4
Save the Station Designer configuration as an .sds file.
5
Download the .sds file via USB or Ethernet to the Control Station.
6
Your Control Station is now configured and ready to use.