GE Industrial Solutions POWER LEADER ModBus Monitor - Manual (Page 27)

POWER LEADER Modbus Monitor
Chapter 3 – Configuration
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records the replies from all devices present. While the
Auto Detect routine is in process, the Configuration Tool
is suspended. A progress indicator is displayed showing
the estimated time remaining to completion.
When the Monitor has scanned all available Modbus
addresses, the information it has collected is passed to
the Configuration tool and analyzed to create a
configuration file based on these findings. A message
indicating the successful completion of the AutoScan is
displayed.
From this point, you can perform additional
configuration on the profile, organizing the devices into
logical groups or performing further customization.
NOTE: Modbus Concentrators detected by the AutoScan
function are not saved in the profile; the Concentrator is
not a tightly integrated device type, so the Monitor sees
it as an unknown device type.
Groups
The devices tracked by the Modbus Monitor may be
organized into groups for easier viewing or more logical
organization. For instance, you might want to group all
devices on an assembly line into one group, and all
devices in a paint room into another group, or group all
devices on an electrical panel together.
Select Group Configuration to display the Group
Configuration dialog box shown in Figure 24.
Figure 24. Configuration Tool Group Configuration screen.
To create a new group, click on New Group, enter the
new group’s name, and click OK. Up to 31 groups can
be defined, for a total of 32 groups (counting the Default
group). The Default group contains all devices which
have not been assigned to a user-defined group. A device
may only belong to one group.
Figure 25. Add New Group screen.
Similarly, to delete a group, select it from the Group:
window and click Delete Group. The group is deleted
and the devices assigned to it are returned to the Default
group.
To change the name of a group you have created, click
Modify Group and enter the new name.
To add devices to or remove devices from a group, select
it from the Groups list box at left, then click the Modify
Devices… button.
The Modify Group Devices box is shown in Figure 26.
The Default group appears in the left window, showing
all available (unassigned) devices. The selected group
appears in the right window. The controls between the
two windows may be used to shuffle devices back and
forth between the two groups. When you are satisfied
with the devices assigned to the selected group, click
OK.