Add an Auto discovery and model data source
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Add an Auto discovery and model data source

Use Auto discovery and model data source to discover all known devices and automatically create models based on the devices that are discovered.
User is provided with a list of known device types (based on profiles) where they can select one or more known device types.
The Auto discovery and model data source is compatible with the EtherNet/IP (CIP) driver.
To add an Auto discovery and model data source
  1. Select
    Data Flow
     >
    Data Sources
    , and then from
    Configure Data Sources
    , add a data source.
    • To add the first data source, select
      Add Data Sources
      .
    • To add a subsequent data source, select
      Add
      .
  2. Enter the
    Name.
    • The name must contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  3. From
    Tags and types defined in (data browse path type),
    select
    Auto discovery and model.
  4. From
    Driver for browsing,
    select the
    EtherNet/IP (CIP) driver.
  5. Select the
    Detection type:
  1. Smart detection:
    Automatically detect all known devices and create models.
  2. Manual configure detection:
    Enter a single IP address or ranges of IP addresses to manually search the devices and select
    Add
    . Refer the below table for examples of valid and invalid IP addresses:
    Examples of Valid IP Address
    Examples of Invalid IP Addess
    1.2.3.4
    123.256.1.2
    123.1.1.255
    1.2.3.4/1
    12.123.1.241
    0.1.2.3
    1.2.3.4-10
    1.2.3.4/1:2-50
    100.200.201.202-255
    1.2.3.4/88:15
    1.2.3.4/1:2
    1.2.3.4-10/1:2
    1.2.3.4-1.2.254.255
    1.2.3.4/1:2-999999
    10.88.14.3/1:4/2:192.168.1.5/1:3
    10.88.14.3/1:4/2:192.168.1.5
    10.88.14.3/1:4/2:192.168.1.5-30
TIP:
If the device with the provided IP/IP range is not in the network, an empty model will be created.
  1. (optional) To generate the namespace, select
    Auto-populate namespace.
  2. Select one or more devices from the
    System known supported devices
    list
    .
  3. Select
    Save
    to add the data source.
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