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Using the Field Device Manager (FDM)
Each new SLN700 configured for HART
ordered to meet customer requirements. No reconfiguring should be necessary, however if
changes are desired then this section assumes that the user will use the Field Device Manager
(FDM) for HART
configuration tasks. The FDM provide the facilities for online and offline
configuration of transmitters operating with HART
Online configuration requires that the transmitter and FDM (through HART
are connected and communication between the two has been established. Online configuration
provides a set of functions with which to perform various operations on a HART
network through an active communication link. These operations primarily include configuration,
calibration, monitoring, and diagnostics. Typically, these operations could be realized through
various constructs exposed by the Device Description (DD) file.
Offline Configuration refers to configuring a device when the device is not physically present or
communicating with the application. This process enables the user to create and save a
configuration for a device, even when the device is not there physically. Later when the device
becomes available with live communication, the same configuration can be downloaded to the
device. This feature enables the user to save on device commissioning time and even helps the
user to replicate the configuration in multiplicity of devices with lesser efforts. The FDM supports
creating offline configuration and the configurations can be directly downloaded to the device from
FDM through HART
Modem.
The following are the tasks that the user needs to perform for downloading offline configuration to
the device:
•
Create offline configuration template in FDM
A User can create three types of offline configurations which are as follows:
o
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DD offline configurations
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Generic DD offline configurations
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DTM offline configurations
•
Save the configuration in FDM
•
Download the offline configuration to the device in the Online view.
Note:
Revision 1
protocol is shipped from the factory configured as
For details on creating and using offline configuration, refer to
section Offline configuration in FDM User's Guide.
SLN700 Series HART
protocol.
Option User's Manual
Modem or Experion)
communication
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