Testing the Configuration
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Connecting the network subsystem, and verifying correct communication
To connect the network subsystem to the field, and confirm that MK8000 commu-
nicates correctly with the subsystems, do the following:
1.
One by one, physically connect the network subsystem or gateway with the
MK8000 OPC server.
2.
Verify that each OPC Object turns green, and shows the corresponding value of
the subsystem and Quality: GOOD (see Fig. 70).
Note:
It takes a minute for child nodes to change to good.
3.
Send a command from the client and verify that the subsystem receives it.
Fig. 70 Subsystem Connected to the Field
Note:
If you have any problems, check that the local addresses, baud rates, and
COM port being used match the ones defined in the configuration. If there is a
problem with vitality, the test client should report a vitality fault.
IMPORTANT:
Once you are sure that the configuration you performed in Com-
poser is accurate, you should copy it and save it in a safe place. If the project is
lost, you will also lose all the object names that are associated with each item.
The object names are uniquely assigned in each new project. Therefore, even if
you reproduce the project the object names for the first project will no longer be
valid.
