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14 Process Instrument Explorer Configuration Software User Manual 03/06
3.1.5 Online Configuration
Online Configuration lets you upload an instrument configuration and write one change
at a time back to the instrument. This is useful for tuning your instrument and is faster
than downloading the entire configuration. For multiple changes consider doing offline
configuration.
Step Action
1 Select “Online Configuration” icon or menu item.
2 Click/tap Start to begin upload. If using Infrared, first press any instrument button to activate
infrared, then aim the beam at the instrument, then click Start.
3 Status of upload (% complete) is shown. Also, at bottom of display a green Transmission
Status icon flashes during transmission.
To terminate upload, select Abort. If upload is successful you are given option to save the
configuration or cancel.
If infrared upload failed see Infrared checklist on page 16.
4 If upload was successful the configuration will appear.
5 Select a Group and edit a Function. For details on functions and their settings, refer to that
instrument’s manual. If an analog configuration is highlighted with red text or a digital
configuration is shown blank, it means that the value read up from the instrument is now out
of range, either because of previous changes to the instrument’s configuraton or because of
incompatibilities with a downloaded configuration set. Change the configuration to an in-
range setting to correct the error.
6 Ethernet users have an additional Group: Ethernet & Email. You can set up an email to be
sent when a rising edge (off-to-on) alarm is detected. Alarm status is checked every 30
seconds, so only one rising edge will be detected per 30 seconds.
Attention:
-In controllers, updates to Ethernet parameters may take up to 60 seconds to take effect.
-After you change the instrument’s IP address, to make it recognized you must execute the
“arp-d” command at a DOS prompt.
For more info see Ethernet Q&A on page 17.
Ethernet Setup
IP Address: IP address of the instrument.
Subnet Mask: Subnet mask of the instrument.
Default Gateway: Default gateway of the instrument.
Email Setup—use the following parameters to configure an email notification during an
alarm.
Select Email: Select which email to configure.
To Email: Enter email address of person to be emailed.
SMTP Address (for outgoing): Enter exchange server address.
From Email: This is the e-mail ID that appears in the “From” field when the recipient
receives an e-mail from the instrument. It can be any e-mail ID of the user’s choice,
basically to help identify the device. (e.g: udc01@furnaceroom.com)
Select Alarms: Select an alarm whose activation will send the email.
Email Subject: Enter email subject text.
7 Select Write to download the edit to the instrument. Display indicates if write was successful
or failed. If write failed see Infrared checklist on page 16. If successful you can edit/write
another function. ATTENTION! No warning is given if you overwrite address info (IP,
Subnet Mask, Gateway) so be aware of what you are doing!
8 Close window. You are given the option to save the changed configuration for later use in
P.I.E.