Chapter 3
Hardware and Software Configuration
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d.
Set attributes for selected channel(s) by selecting the attribute and
entering the desired value.
e.
Send commands to the selected channel(s) by choosing a
command and value and clicking
Send
.
f.
Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to configure.
g.
Click
OK
, or click
Apply
to save the changes and continue to
configure channels. When you click
OK
or
Apply
, the changes
are immediately sent to the device and saved in its nonvolatile
memory.
Saving Hardware Configuration as Power-Up State
When you are satisfied with the hardware configuration of your FieldPoint
system, you can save this configuration as the new power-up state for the
bank.
1.
Right-click the FP-20
xx
network module in the left pane of FieldPoint
Explorer, and select
Edit this device
.
2.
Clear the
factory configuration
checkbox.
3.
Specify the power-up settings with either of the following options:
•
If you want only the range and attribute settings you configured in
the
Finding and Configuring Devices and Channels
section to be
saved as power-up states, click
OK
. These settings are written to
the nonvolatile memory of the network module.
•
If you want to save power-up values for the range and attribute
settings and also all the current output states of the output
channels, click
Snapshot
. This stores the current ranges,
attributes, and output values of the bank to the nonvolatile
memory of the network module. Click
OK
when you are finished.
Caution
Using the Snapshot feature overwrites any power-up values you may have
specified for individual channels in the Channel Configuration dialog box.
Refer to the
Storing a Custom Power-Up Configuration
section of
Chapter 4,
, for more information about
configuring and changing the power-up values. Refer to the
against Network Failures (Network Watchdog)
section of Chapter 4,
, for information about configuring a network
watchdog to guard against network failures.