Items in Add Allen-Bradley PLC-5 Controller dialog box

Items in the dialog box include:
  • (Parent)
    (Read-only) Shows the name of the container into which the controller is being added.
  • Description
    (Optional) Type a description for the controller. The description will be shown in the
    Archive
    tab when the controller is selected. The description can be a maximum of 260 characters.
  • Name
    Enter a unique and meaningful name for the device. This name will appear in the asset tree. The software defaults to
    Allen-Bradley PLC-5 Controller
    . The name must be unique within the parent container. That is, you can have two devices with the same name in the asset tree, they just can't be in the same container. If you add a device into a container that already has a device of the same name, FactoryTalk AssetCentre will append a number (like
    _2
    ) to the device name to ensure uniqueness.
    Asset names can be a maximum of 260 characters. The characters \ / : * ? " < > | are not allowed. The character pair &# is not allowed. A space, tab, underscore (_) or dollar sign ($) cannot be the first character in a name, but can be used elsewhere in the name. The following Microsoft Windows device names cannot be used as asset names, whether upper or lower case, with or without the colon: CON:, PRN:, AUX:, NUL:, COM1:, COM2:, COM3:, COM4:, COM5:, COM6:, COM7:, COM8:, COM9:, LPT1:, LPT2:, LPT3:, LPT4:, LPT5:, LPT6:, LPT7:, LPT8:, and LPT9. For example,
    Auxiliary Line
     would be a valid name whereas
    Aux Line
     would not.
  • Addressing Info
    Click in this field and then click browse_button_small to browse the network for the Allen-Bradley PLC-5 controller that you want to add. When you have found the desired controller, select it and click
    Select
    .
  • Catalog Information
    (Read-only) The Rockwell Automation catalog number of the controller to which you are connected. This is filled in automatically when you browse for the addressing information.
  • Configuration Data
    Click in this field and then click browse_button_small to select the RSP file for the controller. This associates the RSP file with the device in FactoryTalk AssetCentre and adds the file to Archive.
  • Device Name
    (Read-only) The name of the physical controller to which you are connected. This is filled in automatically when you browse for the addressing information.
  • Firmware Revision
    (Read-only) The firmware revision of the controller to which you are connected. This is filled in automatically when you browse for the addressing information.
  • Hardware Revision
    (Optional) Enter the hardware series and revision of the controller to which you are (or will be) connected.
  • Hardware Serial Number
    (Read-only and available only when using a CIP network) The hardware serial number of the device to which you are connected. This is filled in automatically if the device selected in the
    Select Device for Asset Type
     dialog box is valid.
  • Hardware Type
    (Read-only) The type of Allen-Bradley PLC-5 controller to which you are connected. This is filled in automatically when you browse for the addressing information.
  • MAC Address
    (Read-only) The MAC address of the device to which you are connected. This is filled in automatically if the device selected in the
    Select Device for Asset Type
     dialog box is valid.
  • Manufacturer
    (Read-only) Enter the manufacturer is automatically filled in with Rockwell Automation - Allen Bradley.
  • Series
    (Optional) Enter the series of the device to which you are connected.
  • Agent Group
    Click in this field and then click browse_button_small to select the agent group for the controller.
    • When adding the controller under the root, the default value of Agent Group is
      System Default
      .
    • When adding the controller under a container, the default value of Agent Group is
      Inherit from parent: the parent container’s Agent Group property
      .
  • Asset Number
    (Optional) Enter an asset number for management or inventory purposes.
  • Location
    (Optional) Enter information about the controller's location in your facility.
  • Serial Number
    (Optional) Enter the controller's serial number.
  • Properties Configuration
    (Optional) This box shows the number of default extended properties configured by the
    Options dialog box: Extended Properties
    . To configure extended properties for the asset, click in this box, and then click browse_button_small. In the
    Extended Properties
     dialog box, edit, add, or delete extended properties.
  • Controller I/O Listing
    (Optional) This box shows the number of configured I/O modules associated with the device. To configure I/O modules, click in the box, and then click browse_button_small. In the
    Controller I/O
    dialog box, add or delete I/O modules.
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