Editor – Device Page

Use the Device page to view, select, and modify general device settings for a remote device. These settings are the minimum required for remote device functionality. The Device page of a remote device editor typically contains settings unique to its field device type(s) or to the EIE itself.

IoT EIE – Device Page

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IoT EIE – Device Page

For more information, see Remote Device Editors.

Device Properties

The following table lists and describes specialized Device page properties for this device. See Device Page for common properties.

Property Description

Device ID

The unique identifier of an instance for this device. This free-form name must be unique in the DDS and the FAC. That is, it must be a name not used by any other communication device, import/export device, remote device, or facility.

CygNet naming standards for device ID are as follows:

Component Valid Character Set Limits

Device ID

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (uppercase)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

dash (-), underscore (_), and tilde (~).

Note: Tilde (~) is a valid character for both devices and facilities, but its use is not recommended.

20 character maximum

No spaces

Description

Displays a user-defined description of the remote device. A free-form description of the device. 32 character maximum.
Communications

Comm ID

The name of the communication device this remote device uses. Click the Options button to select from the choices in the drop-down menu. See Communication Devices.

Options

This button provides several communications-oriented options.

Options are as follows:

  • Browse: Enables you to browse to the Select Communications Device dialog box where you can choose a different communication device.
  • Override settings: Not available for IoT remote devices.
  • Properties: Enables you to browse to the applicable communication-device properties dialog box.

Note: When selecting a communication device, the only options available in the Select Communications Device dialog box are MQTT Comm devices.

Advanced

Click to access advanced communication device failover settings.

Enable device

Select whether to enable or disable the device. The default setting is disabled. If an invalid configuration is detected, the device will automatically be disabled. The device can be re-enabled after the invalid configuration is fixed.
Device security

Application

Defines the ACS security application name used to validate the users of this device. See Applications, Events, Permissions.

Event

Defines the ACS security event used to validate users of this device. Click … to select the security event. See Applications, Events, Permissions.

Comm Data

Enables you to open a modeless Communications Data Viewer dialog box.

Audit History

Enables you to view the audit trail for the device.

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