Inserting a HART server in a multiplexer network
1. Check whether the HART server is started.
2. Open the project in the process device network view.
3. Right-click and select the following shortcut menu command: Insert New Object >
Communication network.
The "Insert Object - <Networks...>" dialog box opens.
4. Click the button "Assign Device Type" > Object.
The "Insert Object - <Networks...>" dialog box opens. Select "HART server" as the network
type and click the "Assign Device Type" button.
5. Select the following shortcut menu command: SIMATIC PDM > Synchronize.
If you select the "Object with all subordinate objects and networks" option, all devices and
multiplexers detected in the HART server are automatically applied to the project.
The hierarchy is transferred to the SIMATIC Manager. The levels displayed in the SIMATIC
Manager depend on the selected multiplexer (e.g. single-stage or two-stage).
6. In the process device network view of SIMATIC Manager, insert the HART server in the
HART multiplexer network and edit the individual devices.
Configuring the devices
Note the following:
● You can start a learning process for identification of the devices on the multiplexer and
assign the device description files (EDD) automatically.
● You can manually configure the multiplexer and the devices. For this purpose, the devices
and the computer must be connected and the device names and addresses must be known.
Changing the configuration
If, for example, you change an existing multiplexer network by inserting a new device or
replacing a device (must be followed by reconfiguration in the HART server), you can compare
the changes in the HART server with the menu command Edit > SIMATIC PDM >
Synchronize. The comparative function takes the following into consideration:
● New hierarchy and devices are inserted.
● Hierarchies and devices that no longer exist are removed.
● Renamed devices are also renamed in PDM.
Functions
7.3 Device management
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