Device Page

Note: The properties listed below are common to most CygNet remote devices. Most remote devices have additional, specialized properties not included here. Specialized properties for specific devices are found in Editor - Device Page subsections within the Remote Devices section.

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.

Remote Device Editor Device Page

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Remote Device Editor Device Page

For more information, see Communication Devices.

Device Properties

The following table lists and describes shared Device page properties. Most EIEs have other device-specific fields and properties. See the Device page topic for each EIE.

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.

Device address

The unique identifier of an instance of a device.
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: Enables you to access override settings for a TCP/IP MultiPoint communication device.
  • Properties: Enables you to browse to the applicable communication-device properties dialog box.

Msg timeout (ms)

Msg timeout (ms) displays the time in milliseconds a remote device waits for a valid response from an associated field device before timing out.

This setting is not the same as similar settings on the currently active communication device and device failover settings. But these settings work in conjunction with one another.

Poll attempts

The number of times a remote device attempts to poll an associated field device until a valid response is received within the message timeout limit.

If a poll is successful, no more poll attempts are made. If a poll is unsuccessful, the remote device continues to attempt polls until a valid response is received or until the Poll attempts setting is reached, whichever comes first.

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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