Update the area model

Open the area model in which the new phase will be used.

From the

Edit

menu, select

Data

Server

, or select the

Edit Data Servers

toolbar.

On the

Data

Servers

dialog box, select

Add

.

On the

Add Data Server

dialog box, enter the new data server definition name in the

Name

box.

From the

Type

list, select

PC Phase OPC

.

The default values for the data server type are displayed. The

Watchdog Item Name

must be

WATCHDOG

. Any string may be used for the

Watchdog Item Access Path

, but the same string must be used in the PC-based phase’s

Topic

property.

Enter the following information for the new data server definition and then click

OK

to return to the

Data

Servers

dialog box:

Create a phase to be used as the PC-based phase. Assign the required number of parameter, report, and request tags. Generally, these would be equal to the number assigned to the PC-based phase’s properties.

Create an instance of this phase in the appropriate units. Be sure to use the same name for the equipment module as the

Name

property defined for the PC-based phase.

Assign the new data server definition to each of the tags in the newly defined equipment module. Do not change the

Item

names. These should follow standard conventions and start with the name assigned to the instance of the control in the container application.

Save the area model with the new changes.