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5 ADT FIELDBUS OPTION CONFIGURATION STUDIO
5.1 Overview
The interface card is discovered, configured and updated by the ADT Fieldbus Option Configuration
Studio PC application (refer to Figure 2). The studio must be installed prior to connecting an interface
card to the computer in order to ensure that the appropriate USB drivers are installed. The studio
requires a USB connection for reading/writing a configuration and updating the firmware. Depending on
the currently-active drivers, remote discovery, network setting, configuration, and firmware updates are
also possible via Ethernet. The latest release of the Configuration Studio can be downloaded from the
product web page
. The remainder of this section will provide only a brief introduction to the configuration
concepts. For protocol specific configuration, refer to the relevant protocol section.
Figure 2: ADT Fieldbus Option Configuration Studio
Creating a Device Configuration
A device can be added to the
Project
panel for configuration by first selecting the
Device
Configurations
list heading and then:
•
Double-clicking on the device in the
Available Devices
panel.
•
Right-clicking on the device in the
Available Devices
panel and choosing
Add
from the context-
sensitive menu.
•
Hitting the <ENTER> key on the keyboard when the device is selected in the
Available
Devices
panel.
•
Dragging the device from the
Available Devices
panel into the
Project
panel.
•
Selecting it and selecting
Add Selected Device
from the
Edit
menu.
•
Selecting it and clicking the
Add
button in the toolbar.
The device will then be added to the list of
Device Configurations
.