
Chapter 6 _______________________________________________________________ IO Terminal
VAISALA______________________________________________________________________ 101
Opening and Closing Connection to
Devices
Depending on your system configuration, you can open the connection
directly to sensors, or via a data collector. For details, see the following
sections.
Opening and Closing Connection Directly to Field
Device
To connect to field devices directly, do the following in the
Connection
Control
panel:
1.
In the list on the left in the
Connection Control
panel, click the
device that you want to connect to. If your system includes a separate
maintenance line, select it for connecting.
2.
In duplicated systems, select the server from the drop-down list next
to the
Connect
button. It is recommended that you connect to the hot
standby CDU in order to avoid interrupting the data flow. For more
information, see section
Connection via Active or Hot Standby Server
.
3.
Click the
Connect
button.
4.
The connection is opened. Connection status, device name, server,
and port are displayed in the status bar. If the sensor is in auto-send
mode, the sensor messages will appear in the
Terminal
panel.
5.
Enter the commands as described in section
You can close the connection by clicking the
Disconnect
button in the
Connection control
panel.
CAUTION
When connecting through the active CDU, the data flow from data
collector to the end-user applications is interrupted.